San Diego Rescue Mission

What it reported doing in 2024

Oceanside navigation centerthe oceanside navigation center (onc) provides emergency shelter services for people experiencing homelessness. This is a partnership with the city of oceanside. The san diego rescue mission funds the day-to-day operations through donations and grants while the city owns the building. Onc is designed to serve single men, single women and families. Those being served are referred to as guests. Each night, up to 50 men, women and children use the facility for a warm, safe place to sleep, a place to shower and obtain clean clothes and a place to receive nutritious meals. Residents also have access to case managers to help them determine the best course of action for life improvement. The onc partners with other agencies and government entities such as the county of san diego to provide access to additional resources for the guests. This includes entry into the organization's mission academy. Bread of life was relocated and restructured to be part of the onc.church partnership: the church partnerships department engages with hundreds of churches to carry out a vision to unite the local church around healing our region from homelessness. Churches give financially, hold donation drives, lead chapel services, and volunteer both on and off-site. The church partnerships department has grown since its inception in 2019 to include oversight of our volunteer program, chapel services, chaplaincy program, holiday outreach meals, walk with me outreach initiative and our new mobile shower ministry.outreach servicesthe outreach department operates two shower trailers. One operates in north county primarily in oceanside. The second one operates in the south bay serving the cities of chula vista, national city, san diego and imperial beach. These trailers offer showers with the opportunity to connect with services. Food and clothing are also provided. The outreach departments also provides street case management services to people experiencing homelessness in the north costal region and the little italy association in san diego.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 85.5%; rating input score 86
• Program expense ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 95%; rating input score 95; 25th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -9%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.69; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings