Phoenix Rescue Mission

Legal name: Phoenix Gospel Mission

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
866057771
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6022333000
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$34,146,225
Expenses
$34,682,335
Assets
$50,296,847
Liabilities
$8,878,654

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

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEN BRISSA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • KEN BRISSA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $310,959 total reported compensation
  • JEREMY WOODARD (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $187,659 total reported compensation
  • BEN PARKER (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $169,057 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Phoenix Rescue Mission provides Christ-centered, life-transforming solutions to people facing hunger, homelessness, addiction and trauma. People at PRM believe all our resources come from the Lord and must be valued and cared for. We put the Mission in a position to effectively serve the needs of our community now and in the future. We spend wisely, use time effectively, invest in our personal development, and freely share our knowledge and expertise. Statement of Faith The people associated with carrying out the purpose of Phoenix Rescue Mission shall follow these Scripture principles, to best align with our Mission, Vision and Values:.

What it reported doing in 2024

Other program serviceshomeless outreach - homeless street outreach is a mobile outreach program that provides services to people experiencing homelessness across the valley. Nearly every day of the year, hope coach vehicles travel the streets, offering water, hygiene kits, socks, and other items to men, women, and families living in places not meant for human habitation. Outreach case managers set case plans with participants, connect them to resources, and follow up consistently to keep them on track to reach their goals. The program helps an average of 113 people each month get off the streets and into a safe residential setting.program support and other programsvocational development is a comprehensive program that provides clients with the opportunity to master basic academic and employment skills and move from financial instability to economic security. The program supports clients with academic advancement, financial literacy, job preparation, and job placement. Clients are offered opportunities to use grant funds from the workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) to take advantage of vocational certification opportunities. Prm's vocational development department maintains relationships with a host of employers in several sectors who have an employment pipeline for qualified prm graduates.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% 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

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: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.3%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • 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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.6%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 83.3% of revenue deployed · 78.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $27.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $311K · 26 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.8M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 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.
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.