Portland Rescue Mission

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
930429004
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5039067619
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Protestant
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,070,054
Expenses
$8,387,145
Assets
$10,417,225
Liabilities
$538,521

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The portland rescue mission exists to share the word of god and demonstrate the love of christ with a goal of transformation in the lives of homeless, hungry, abused and addicted people in the portland, Oregon vicinity.

What it reported doing in 2011

Portland rescue mission provides outreach and recovery ministry to the homeless, hungry, abused and addicted of the portland area. The focus is life transformation through the power of god's word and the love of his people. Services include over 500 free meals every day, shelter for up to 125 men each night, safe rest rooms for men and women 24/7, chapel services daily for god's word to impact lives, distribution of clothes, blankets, hygiene items to evidence tangible love. In addition, the mission serves as the mailing address for over 1,000 homeless guests and area social service agencies for additional assistance as needed. The recovery program for up to 42 men and 37 women and their children in 3 facilities provides education, counseling, and vocational training with a goal of life transformation, freedom from additions and lives of significance. In addition, the mission seeks to mobilize the church of christ to use their gifts to minister to our residents and guests with the belief that the body of christ will be transformed in their relationship with the lord. The recovery program is typically 12-18 months with an additional grad program that is a one year focus on vocational skill development as well as additional spiritual formation and addiction recovery training to enhance the employment opportunities and the spiritual effectiveness for those men and women who complete the grad program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th 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: 7.5%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.24; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $117K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.