Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg Inc

Overview

Mission

Reaching into our community, one man, one woman, one child at a time, offering the love of Christ in tangible ways. Our Vision _We aspire to be God’s House of Mercy, through which He brings about life recovery and restoration for hurting, hopeless, and homeless men, women, and children in our shelters, in our community, and throughout the region. We desire to holistically serve those in need, equip them to engage purposefully and meaningfully with society, and lead them to experience the life-changing power of Jesus Christ._ Rescue. _We aspire to be God’s House of Mercy, through which He brings about life recovery and restoration for hurting, hopeless, and homeless men, women, and children in our shelters, in our community, and throughout the region. We desire to holistically serve those in need, equip them to engage purposefully and meaningfully with society, and lead them to...

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 90
• Transparency & Controls: 92
• Accountability: 95
• Sustainability: 45
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 91.6% of revenue deployed · 94.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
• Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $23.1M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $128K · 12 people listed
• Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $656K reported
• Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2025
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
• Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
• 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.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

• Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
• Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.