Messiah Home
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO BE "A MINISTRY THAT RESPONSIBLY ENHANCES THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRIST-LIKE LOVE." CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE "O".INTENTIONAL AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY LIFE IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF LIVING "LIFE.EMBRACED." WE BELIEVE LIFE CAN BE ENHANCED WHEN PERSONS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE THEIR OWN GROWTH WITH AN INWARD JOURNEY OF THE BODY, MIND AND SOUL, HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO JOURNEY OUTWARD AND CARE FOR AND SHARE THEIR HEARTS AND HANDS WITH OTHERS, AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO JOYOUSLY JOURNEY TOGETHER WITH OTHERS AND BUILD RESPECTFUL, PARTICIPATORY RELATIONSHIPS.OUR DREAM IS TO INSPIRE EVERYONE 55 AND BETTER TO MORE FULLY EMBRACE LIFE; TO NOT FEAR GROWING OLDER, BUT TO RE-IMAGINE THE JOURNEY OF AGING AS A TIME OF PURPOSE, ZEST, AND FAITH-FILLED LIVING.
- Income
- $59.2 million
- Spending
- $56.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -15 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 83%
- Employees
- 782
- Volunteers
- 289
- Highest pay
- $314,558, president/chair
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 70% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 251 of 4 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
- $45.6 million spent. MESSIAH VILLAGE IS A CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY SERVING THE AGING POPULATION BY PROVIDING HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND RELATED SERVICES ON AN 85-ACRE CAMPUS SERVING OVER 800 RESIDENTS. AVERAGE OCCUPANCY FOR FISCAL 2025 WAS AS FOLLOWS FOR THE YEAR: RESIDENTIAL LIVING 94%, PERSONAL CARE 88%, AND SKILLED NURSING 76%. MESSIAH VILLAGE PROVIDES CHARITY CARE AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES TO RESIDENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA. IN 2025 CHARITY CARE, WHICH REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING CARE AND THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR SERVICES RENDERED, TOTALED $3,370,000. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE VARIOUS SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THESE SERVICES ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THE RECOGNITION CRITERIA UNDER THE AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE WERE NOT MET. 289 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 15,738 HOURS IN FISCAL 2025. ADDITIONALLY, MESSIAH VILLAGE EXTENDS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH ITS PATHWAYS INSTITUTE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SERVING OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1964.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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