Casas por Cristo
We all have something to give.
Casas por Cristo
EIN: 74-2679881
Programs and results
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In Latin America, approximately 29 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. Families struggle to pay for even the most basic necessities such as food and water, which leaves little left over for adequate housing. They will utilize scrap materials such as cardboard, pallets, blankets, sheet metal, and tin for makeshift shelter. In just one week, volunteers build a secure home complete with a concrete foundation, electricity, doors, and windows. A shack built out of scraps will be replaced by a home of dignity, safety, and comfort. Building a house with Casas por Cristo goes so far beyond building. We are dedicated to meeting the physical need of better housing as a way of also meeting the spiritual need for Jesus Christ. Building and serving alongside the local church opens a door for these pastors to share the love of Jesus Christ and start long-term ministry to the families who receive a home.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Build a Home
Casas por Cristo is a non-profit organization committed to providing safe and secure housing to those in need across Latin America.
Driven by a desire to provide tangible expressions of God's love and provision, Casas began building homes in Jurez in 1993. The average family Casas serves earns an average of $60 per week and lives in a house with a dirt floor made of cardboard and pallets. In just three days, volunteer teams transform an empty lot into a safe and secure home complete with a cement foundation, electricity, windows, and doors.
Based on the belief that WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE, Casas por Cristo leads mission trips that meet the physical need of better housing in hopes of also meeting the spiritual need for Jesus Christ. It is through our partnerships with other organizations, local churches, and thousands of annual volunteers that we can address the needs of people living in poverty, one home at a time.
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of houses built
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Build a Home
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We are builders. That’s who we are. We build homes for families that need to be reminded that Jesus loves them. We build relationships between volunteers, families, and pastors that would otherwise never have met. We strive to build the Kingdom of God by partnering with other local churches and ministries in the locations we serve in. We strive to build opportunities for growth by creating structured experiences that cause our volunteers to be stretched beyond their comfort zones.
Through this building process, God allows us to interact with our teams, local families, pastors, churches, vendors, and fellow missionaries. We do not want to take any of these interactions for granted. We believe that these are unique opportunities presented to us by God to serve each other.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Casas por Cristo partners with nearly 150 pastors who live and work in México, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. These pastors have little to no resources to provide a tangible outreach to the people in their communities. We partner these pastors with the many resources and opportunities of churches abroad to build homes for families in need in their community.
These dedicated pastors meet monthly to worship together, encourage one another, and submit home applications for approval. Each pastor is personally responsible for visiting with the recipient family before and after they receive a home. Providing families with the greatest earthly gift they may ever receive, pastors gain access to share Jesus Christ with these families, their neighbors, friends, and extended family.
We partner these pastors with the many resources and opportunities of churches abroad to build homes for families in need in their
community. Extraordinary transformation takes place as the church is able to serve their community in such a powerful way.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our in-country Field Managers coordinate with local leaders to identify the neediest families. Then, our support staff in El Paso assemble and send out teams of volunteers to get the homes built. Casas por Cristo relies on a basic building plan to efficiently gather and transport the exact amount of equipment and building supplies with each team of volunteers. In four days, they erect a safe, secure home complete with a concrete foundation, electricity, windows, insulation, and doors.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our future vision for the ministry of Casas por Cristo is that more families may experience God’s love and provision in their lives through the gift of a home. To date, we have provided nearly 6,000 families with homes. Our model has proven to be successful, and we plan to expand operations in 11 additional countries in Latin America to provide even more families with a safe and secure home. As a result of this expansion, we project to increase our annual home builds to 1,600 working alongside 600 international partners and 110+ staff missionaries.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Liquidity in 2022 info
2.39
Months of cash in 2022 info
3.8
Fringe rate in 2022 info
22%
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Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Casas por Cristo
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Casas por Cristo’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $359,893 | $419,877 | $307,592 | $957,631 | $24,513 |
As % of expenses | 9.4% | 10.3% | 6.4% | 24.9% | 0.5% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $324,790 | $375,800 | $256,172 | $876,994 | -$167,318 |
As % of expenses | 8.4% | 9.1% | 5.2% | 22.4% | -3.2% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $4,040,928 | $4,540,332 | $5,306,713 | $4,779,118 | $5,064,762 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | 10.0% | 12.4% | 16.9% | -9.9% | 0.0% |
Program services revenue | 59.5% | 59.2% | 55.1% | 36.8% | 57.1% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 0.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 38.8% | 38.2% | 43.1% | 53.9% | 40.4% |
Other revenue | 1.6% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $3,809,975 | $4,087,747 | $4,836,067 | $3,840,658 | $5,026,152 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 11.0% | 7.3% | 18.3% | -20.6% | 0.0% |
Personnel | 46.5% | 49.7% | 50.7% | 69.2% | 50.9% |
Professional fees | 2.1% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 3.1% |
Occupancy | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.3% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other expenses | 50.2% | 44.9% | 43.1% | 26.1% | 43.7% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $3,845,078 | $4,131,824 | $4,887,487 | $3,921,295 | $5,217,983 |
One month of savings | $317,498 | $340,646 | $403,006 | $320,055 | $418,846 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $440,994 | $538,134 | $412,760 | $323,069 | $504,904 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $4,603,570 | $5,010,604 | $5,703,253 | $4,564,419 | $6,141,733 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 |
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Months of cash | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Months of cash and investments | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 |
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Cash | $682,495 | $472,094 | $549,148 | $1,257,687 | $1,605,000 |
Investments | $0 | $0 | $14,191 | $1,000 | $0 |
Receivables | $120,873 | $153,087 | $31,529 | $67,322 | $45,559 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $1,271,998 | $1,808,732 | $2,218,864 | $2,527,609 | $3,549,022 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 17.4% | 14.6% | 14.1% | 15.0% | 17.3% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 20.6% | 16.9% | 14.0% | 12.1% | 13.8% |
Unrestricted net assets | $1,679,399 | $2,055,199 | $2,311,371 | $3,188,365 | $4,158,953 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $6,193 | $38,901 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $6,193 | $38,901 | $201,955 | $182,784 | $153,169 |
Total net assets | $1,685,592 | $2,094,100 | $2,513,326 | $3,371,149 | $4,312,122 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President & CEO
Mr. David Robertson
David studied Youth and Pastoral Ministry at Dallas Christian College and New Testament Preaching at Johnson Bible College. He served on staff at the Christian Church of Midland, TX, First Christian Church in Weslaco, TX, and Raintree Christian Church in Lubbock, TX. After serving on the board at Casas por Cristo for a couple of years, he came on staff as the President & CEO in 2005.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Casas por Cristo
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Casas por Cristo
Board of directorsas of 02/14/2024
Board of directors data
Ed Johnson
Johnson Gage & Inspection, Inc.
Term: 2010 - 2024
Matt Stafford
Ozark Christian College
Ed Johnson
Johnson Gage & Inspection Inc.
David Wayne Robertson
Casas por Cristo, President & CEO
Clay Ryan
Ernel Henry
Heidi Morehouse
Jack Jansson
James Whatley
Jenn Byham
Ryan Ross
Lori Green
IBTX
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.