Bay Area Rescue Mission

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
946124054
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Richmond, CA, USA
Phone
5102154555
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,266,896
Expenses
$13,740,601
Assets
$10,932,915
Liabilities
$1,690,953

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRAMWELL BEGONIA (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • NAT WEBER (VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS)
  • STEPHANIE SEWELL (VICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT)
  • DAVID SMITH (VICE PRESIDENT PROGRAMS)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRAMWELL BEGONIA (PRESIDENT/CEO): $237,740 total reported compensation
  • STEPHANIE SEWELL (VICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT): $197,009 total reported compensation
  • NAT WEBER (VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS): $175,966 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization's mission is to share the gospel of jesus christ with the homeless and needy and empower them to change their world.

What it reported doing in 2024

See description on schedule ofood and shelter program: the bay area rescue mission provides shelter and care for homeless men, women and children in the san francisco bay area. The shelter has capacity to provide 48,585 bed nights of shelter during the course of the year. The food service program serves and distributes meals to the resident homeless, non-resident homeless and near-homeless guests. 98,550 meals were served during the year.long-term residential recovery program: this program provides men, women and children with the following services: education, job skills training, life skills training, job placement, family reconciliation, assistance with overcoming financial and legal issues, transitional living, medical assistance, spiritual programs and counseling. These services meet the physical and spiritual needs of the residents by educating and equipping them through the gospel of jesus christ so they re-enter society as contributing citizens.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 92
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.9%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 72.3%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.6%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.8; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.9% of revenue deployed · 72.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $9.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $238K · 14 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.