Helping Up Mission Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Helping up mission, inc. (hum), founded in 1885, is a faith-based, non-sectarian christian organization that offers holistic solutions to men and women facing addiction, homelessness and poverty. Our mission is to transform the lives and restore hope to those suffering from addiction and poverty by harnessing the power of faith, science and community. Every person who comes through our doors is treated with dignity and respect, regardless of race, religion, gender, or background. We carry out our mission through transformative residential programs designed to meet their individual physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs. Hum's 735-bed urban campus provides a welcoming environment that includes chapels, mental health counseling rooms, medical clinics, classrooms, computer labs, commercial kitchens, workforce development and job training areas, arts and music centers, gyms and recreational areas - all designed to support lasting recovery and restored lives. Helping up mission, inc. (hum) is a tax-exempt public charity and is predominantly supported by donations from thousands of individuals, churches, community organizations, corporations, and foundations. As a non-profit organization, hum is not primarily funded by the state or federal government or insurance, but rather, depends entirely on the generosity of people willing to give addicted and homeless people a chance at recovery and restored lives.emergency overnight guest services (ogs) is the historical foundation of hum, dating back to our beginning in 1885. Each day, homeless men are welcomed into a safe and caring environment where they receive hot meals, new clothing, toiletries, and access to private showers. More importantly, they hear a message of hope - that real and lasting change is possible. The overnight guests are served by and interact with current clients in our 12-month spiritual recovery program (srp) offering living proof that transformation can happen. Many guests are inspired to join the year-long recovery program themselves. In 1994, hum started a free residential 12-month spiritual recovery program (srp) providing transformative help, hope, answers, and empowerment to men suffering from addiction, homelessness and poverty. This has become the cornerstone program of hum and serves about 290 residential clients daily. The srp is a multifaceted, holistic, integrated, 12-month, residential program designed to promote long-term recovery for homeless people with severe drug and/or alcohol related substance abuse issues by harnessing the power of faith, science and community. Hum combines the very best clinical professional mental health care (embedded counselors from johns hopkins hospital) and the very best professional pastoral care and sets these services in a 12-step oriented peer recovery community, fostering a restorative culture of wellness and healing. The srp focuses on four key areas to support a mature, productive life: physical, psychological, spiritual and social. The srp provides participants with the tools necessary to overcome addiction, reestablish healthy relationships, rediscover purpose and return to their communities as productive, contributing members.in 2016, hum began providing recovery programs and services to women in need and in 2022 completed construction of a state-of-art 250-bed center for women and children. Hum expanded its services at that time by 50% to help women and children experiencing addiction, homelessness and poverty. In 2023, hum established a partnership with johns hopkins bayview medical comprehensive addiction and pregnancy program to care for pregnant women and their babies experiencing addiction. Following graduation from the srp, hum's graduate transitional housing program (gthp) is an important next step in the transformative process. In this program, formerly homeless people live in housing that prepares them to re-enter the community as productive members. The "heart" of this program is to provi

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 85.3%; rating input score 85
• Program expense ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -6.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.36; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings