New City Counseling Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of New City Counseling Center is to serve Charlottesville City, VA and the surrounding counties, as a non-profit, non-denominational, Christian counseling, training and teaching ministry.
- Income
- $986,629
- Spending
- $931,925
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 77%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $185,616, executive director; ex officio member bd of dir
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
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 46% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 124% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 34 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
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (3)
- $634,104 spent. Counseling: We conducted an average of 526 sessions per month, serving 352 clients. We employed 9 therapists. About 40% of our clients received some form of reduced fee scholarship, with 10% receiving a 100% scholarship.
- $21,133 spent. Training: We conducted weekly staff development sessions with our counselors, including 3 sessions on group counseling training. We also held four intensive staff training sessions on our counseling model. We hosted four "Pastors' Breakfasts" where we made space for pastors to come together, facilitating training on emotional health, boundary setting, and developing friendship as a leader. We also conducted three trainings in churches on topics such as loneliness and trauma. All of these training sessions were conducted free of charge.
- $13,023 spent. Community Education: We conducted four seminars in 2024: one at a local church, one at a university parachurch organization, and two with nonprofits in the community. Three of the seminars address trauma awareness and healing; the fourth one was on forming deeper connection. All of the seminars were done free of charge.
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 January 2024.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: New Horizon Counseling Center Inc (S Ozone Park, NY), EIN 11-2593090. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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