Everett Gospel Mission

Overview

Mission

Alleviating homelessness, hunger, addiction and poverty for men, women and families in Everett, Washington and across Snohomish County through Christ-centered community development with a focus on shelter and collaboration. Everett Gospel Mission began with a mission to help men trapped in homelessness find **a place of refuge** where they could rebuild their lives. As the needs of our community have changed, so has our approach. We’ve **adapted and innovated** to meet the changing faces and staggering needs of those experiencing poverty, addiction, homelessness and hunger. Today we are the largest faith-based poverty alleviation organization in Snohomish County. We are **the only organization to provide emergency shelter** for single men, the largest shelter provider for single women, and we have a **dedicated shelter for families**.

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 80
• Transparency & Controls: 83
• Accountability: 86
• Sustainability: 27
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 89.3% of revenue deployed · 80.5% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7.5M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $199K · 9 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.3M reported
• Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
• Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
• 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.

• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 31/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.