Shenango Presbyterian Senior Care
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Shenango Presbyterian Seniorcare is a Christian non-profit continuing care retirement community providing nursing care, personal care, and independent housing for the elderly, in a quality dignified living environment. The residents are cared for with competence and compassion.
- Income
- $10.0 million
- Spending
- $11.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- -16.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 91%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $513,855, director and president and
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 24 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 157% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 5 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
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, 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)
- $10.1 million spent. Shenango on the Green (Shenango) consists of approximately 2.40 acres. The existing units include thirteen 13 independent living carriage homes, forty-eight (48) Independent Living apartments, thirty-two (32) nursing home beds and forty-six (46) personal care beds, which includes a fourteen (14) bed dementia unit (Woodside) and six (6) private suites. All the units are located in one building. In January, 2016 the Attorney General signed off on the Affiliation between Presbyterian SeniorCare and Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare. On March 26, 1970, Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare was determined by the Internal Revenue Service of the U. S. Treasury Department to be a charitable organization and therefore, exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In January of 2008 a Contribution in Lieu of Real Estate Taxes Agreement was adopted. In July of 2015 it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that Shenango is and be exempt from payment of real property tax to any taxing authority. Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare is a "mission unit" of the Shenango Presbytery in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Shenango Presbytery is a regional governing unit of that national ecclesiastical denomination, and has jurisdiction over Presbyterian congregations and agencies in Lawrence and Mercer Counties. Since 2018, Shenango has partnered Masterpiece Living, a multi-specialty group that currently partners with more than 80 organizations nationwide in order to maximize the potential of older adults. Through the partnership, Shenango accesses research and tools that provide opportunities for each of its residents, and the community as a whole, to measure progress against four key dimensions of successful living - spiritual, intellectual, physical and social. Shenango on the Green supports resident-driven programs, activities and events in an independent living environment, while providing a continuum of care, including personal care, skilled nursing, dementia-care and rehabilitation services. In 2016, Shenango on the Green achieved CARF accreditation in three program areas: Person-Centered Long-Term Care Community, Dementia Care Specialty, and Assisted Living. A Person-Centered Long-Term Care Community, according to CARF, "is a place where persons served want to live, people want to work, and both choose to stay." It's a community that focuses on cultural competence and offers persons served autonomy, flexibility and security. CARF defines a Dementia Care Specialty Program as one that delivers services focused on the unique and changing physical, cognitive, communication, emotional, psychosocial, behavioral, occupational, medical, palliative, educational, environmental, and leisure/recreational needs of persons with dementia. Under CARF, the Assisted Living accreditation also encompasses personal care communities and is defined as "a residential program that provides meals, housing, and a range of hospitality and personal care services for adults of all ages in a supportive and safe home-like setting." Additionally, as part of Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, Shenango on the Green attained accreditation under CARF's new Network standards. Introduced in 2016, the "Network" standards were implemented by CARF in order to "support networks' development toward continuity of services among multiple providers and to support quality when a legal entity does not own all participating providers within its network."Shenango on the Green always has been committed to providing welcoming and respectful environments for everyone. As an affiliate of Presbyterian SeniorCare, Shenango on the Green participates in education and awareness efforts that are offered to foster diversity, equity and inclusion, which betters position the organization to serve an increasingly diverse aging population and to appropriately engage and support an increasingly diverse workforce.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 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 December 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 March 1970.
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 October 21, 2026.
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