Reformed Church Ministries to the Aging the Particular Synod of the
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE REFORMED CHURCH MINISTRIES TO THE AGING, THE REGIONAL SYNOD OF THE MID-ATLANTICS ("RCH"), IS "COMMITTED TO THE COMPASSIONATE CARE OF OUR ELDERS IN A SPIRITUAL ENVIRONMENT". OUR COMMISSION AND PRIORITY IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND TO PROVIDE A WITNESS OF OUR COMMITMENT TO REFLECT GOD'S LOVE TO THE WORLD. THE HOME IS COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE WHILE PROVIDING QUALITY CHRISTIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICE, INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING, AND MAINTAINING THE DIGNITY OF THE RESIDENTS AT WHATEVER LEVEL OF CARE IS REQUIRED IN AN ATMOSPHERE WHICH SPEAKS CLEARLY OF GOD'S LOVE (REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, HANDICAP, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN).
- Income
- $21.5 million
- Spending
- $23.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 12.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 91%
- Employees
- 209
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $323,743, administrator
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $21.5 million spent. REFORMED CHURCH HOME PROVIDES HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO RESIDENTS THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A COMBINED 108-BED SKILLED NURSING HOME AND A LICENSED 48-UNIT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY WHICH ACCOMMODATES 54 BEDS. THE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER CONTINUED INDEPENDENCE OF RESIDENTS WHO REQUIRE VARYING LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
- HISTORY ======= IN 1890, DR. HENRY REICHERT, A PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER IN NEWARK, BECAME CONVINCED OF THE NEED FOR A HOME FOR THE AGED. HIS DILIGENT LEADERSHIP LED TO THE FORMATION OF THE BETHANY HOME FOR THE AGED IN 1902 ON LAND IN IRVINGTON. THIS WAS THE FIRST HOME FOR THE AGED ESTABLISHED BY A CHURCH GROUP. MANY LOCAL CHURCHES SUPPORTED THIS BETHANY HOME FOR THE AGED FOR MANY YEARS THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES OF GROWTH. RIGHT FROM ITS INCEPTION, THE HOME WAS TOO SMALL. WHEN DENOMINATIONS BEGAN TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN HOMES IN THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES, THE BETHANY HOME PERSEVERED THROUGH A PERIOD OF HARD FINANCIAL TIMES. IN AUGUST OF 1998, THE IRVINGTON SITE WAS CLOSED AND A MOVE WAS MADE TO A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED FACILITY IN OLD BRIDGE, WHICH IS SITUATED ON 15 ACRES OF GROUND. THE BEAUTIFUL AND TRANQUIL PARK-LIKE SETTING OFFERS OUTDOOR ENJOYMENT TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALL YEAR LONG. THE GROUNDS ALSO INCLUDE A QUARTER-MILE WALKING PATH, PATIOS, AND OUTSIDE FLOWER AND HERB GARDENS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF NATURE. BOTH ASSISTED LIVING AND SKILLED NURSING CARE ARE OFFERED IN OLD BRIDGE. MISSION STATEMENT ================= THE MISSION OF THE REFORMED CHURCH MINISTRIES TO THE AGING, THE REGIONAL SYNOD OF THE MID-ATLANTICS, INC ("RCH"), IS "COMMITTED TO THE COMPASSIONATE CARE OF OUR ELDERS IN A SPIRITUAL ENVIRONMENT". OUR COMMISSION AND PRIORITY IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND TO PROVIDE A WITNESS OF OUR COMMITMENT TO REFLECT GOD'S LOVE TO THE WORLD. THE HOME IS COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE WHILE PROVIDING QUALITY CHRISTIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICE, INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING, AND MAINTAINING THE DIGNITY OF THE RESIDENTS AT WHATEVER LEVEL OF CARE IS REQUIRED IN AN ATMOSPHERE WHICH SPEAKS CLEARLY OF GOD'S LOVE (REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, HANDICAP, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN). SERVICES ======== RCH IS DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE OF GOD AND THE CARE OF HIS PEOPLE BY PROVIDING QUALITY RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY AND PRIVACY OF ITS RESIDENTS THROUGH GOD'S LOVE, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND PHYSICAL PROGRAMS. THE HOME HIRES AND TRAINS A COMPASSIONATE AND TALENTED STAFF THAT UNDERSTANDS RCH'S MISSION AND MAKES EVERY ATTEMPT TO GIVE A WARM AND COMFORTABLE FEELING TO ITS RESIDENTS. RCH'S CARE WORKERS ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EACH RESIDENT WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTHCARE, DELIVERED IN A COURTEOUS AND CARING MANNER. ASSISTED LIVING =============== A RESIDENT CAN CHOOSE FROM A SERIES OF RESIDENTIAL SUITES, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT FLOOR PLAN. ALL SUITES INCLUDE A KITCHENETTE, WHICH HAS A SINK, SMALL REFRIGERATOR AND FOOD STORAGE SPACE, ALONG WITH A MICROWAVE OVEN, IF REQUESTED BY THE RESIDENT. IN ADDITION, EACH APARTMENT HAS A PRIVATE FULL BATH, INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLED HEATING AND CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING, WALL-TO-WALL CARPET IN THE BEDROOM/LIVING AREAS, VINYL/TILE FLOORING IN THE BATHROOM AND KITCHEN AREAS AND FULL WINDOW TREATMENTS. THERE ARE FIVE APARTMENT DESIGNS AVAILABLE. THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM A STUDIO TO A SUITE MODEL. THE STUDIO IS A ONE ROOM APARTMENT THAT PROVIDES 282 AMPLE SQUARE FEET OF LIVING SPACE. NEXT IN SIZE IS THE JR. SUITE DESIGN, WHICH OFFERS 408 SQUARE FEET OF TOTAL LIVING SPACE. THIS FLOOR PLAN IS IDEAL FOR THE RESIDENT LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL LIVING SPACE OR A MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTION BY CONVERTING THIS FLOOR PLAN INTO A COMPANION SUITE. THE DELUXE SUITE PROVIDES 437 SQUARE FEET, WHICH HAS A LARGE LIVING ROOM AND A LARGE BEDROOM WITH A WALK-IN CLOSET. IN ADDITION RCH OFFERS 2 LEGACY SUITES WHICH PROVIDE 474 SQUARE FEET AND HAS AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN CONSISTING OF A LIVING ROOM AND KITCHENETTE AREA ALONG WITH A SPACIOUS BEDROOM, WALK-IN CLOSET AND BATHROOM. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 48 SUITES, PLUS 3 ELEGANT DINING ROOMS, 2 SOLARIUMS FURNISHED WITH WICKER FURNITURE, GYM EQUIPMENT, A RESIDENT KITCHEN AND 1 SCREENED-IN PATIO FOR RELAXING AND READING DURING WARMER WEATHER AND A WELLNESS CENTER. SKILLED NURSING =============== NURSING CARE IS PROVIDED FOR THOSE WHO NEED AROUND-THE-CLOCK ASSISTANCE WITH THE NORMAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SUCH AS DRESSING, BATHING AND FEEDING, AND INCLUDES MORE INTENSIVE NURSING CARE. SKILLED NURSING CARE IS PROVIDED IN RCH'S 108 BED LONG-TERM CARE WING, WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO THREE UNITS. THREE 12-BED CLUSTERS MAKE UP A 36-BED NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ITS OWN DINING, LOUNGE AND ACTIVITIES AREAS PER FLOOR. THERE ARE 36 PRIVATE ROOMS AND 72 SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS. THE SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS HAVE AN L-SHAPED DESIGN, WHICH AFFORDS EACH OCCUPANT HIS OR HER OWN PERSONAL PRIVATE ROOM. THERE ARE TWO LARGE WINDOWS AND ACCESS TO THE SHARED BATHROOM WITHOUT WALKING THROUGH THE ROOMMATE'S ROOM. THE PRIVATE ROOMS CONTAIN TWO LARGE WINDOWS AND A PRIVATE BATHROOM, SOME WITH PRIVATE SHOWERS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TWO SMALL ELEGANT DINING ROOMS PER FLOOR AND A LARGE LOUNGE FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY CRAFTS, EACH OTHER'S COMPANY, OR WATCHING TV. THE FACILITY ALSO PROVIDES SMALLER LOUNGE AREAS ON EACH WING FOR FAMILY VISITS AND SOCIALIZING. ADDITIONAL SERVICES =================== OUTLINED BELOW ARE A NUMBER OF RCH'S SERVICES. THE INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE BUT RATHER PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT FURTHER DEMONSTRATES HOW RCH BENEFITS ITS RESIDENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. 1) BASIC NURSING SERVICES - NURSING ASSESSMENTS. BASIC ASSISTANCE AND LINEN CHANGES INCLUDED IN MONTHLY FEE. 2) DINING SERVICES - PROVIDES THREE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS A DAY. 3) MAINTENANCE - STAFF WILL PERFORM ALL APARTMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. 4) LAUNDRY - PROVIDES RESIDENT WITH PERSONAL LAUNDRY SERVICES AS WELL AS BED AND BATH LINENS ONCE A WEEK. 5) HOUSEKEEPING - PROVIDES DAILY/WEEKLY CLEANING TO INCLUDE VACUUMING, DUSTING, CLEANING BATHROOMS. 6) ACTIVITIES - FULL-TIME DIRECTOR, PLANNED OUTSIDE EVENTS, CRAFTS, GAMES, GARDENING, SHOPPING, THEATER. HEALTH AND WELLNESS =================== 1) DOCTOR AND NURSE PRACTITIONER ON-CALL 24 HOURS A DAY. 2) EXPERIENCED NURSING STAFF AV
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1944.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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