Shepherd's House Ministries

What it reported doing in 2024

Project share (shepherd's house aid & relief effort) has established and maintained trusting relationships with over 550 unique unhoused individuals and has created working relationships with fellow local service providers by entering into coordinated efforts to provide continuum of care for unhoused community members. This includes working with mobile medical care, behavioral health, housing, case management, addiction recovery, domestic violence prevention, child welfare and local law enforcement agencies. Emergency supplies including food, water, clothing, hygiene, and sheltering resources are also distributed to unhoused community members. 203 different types of camping gear, 498 jackets and 1991 gallons of propane have been dispersed in addition to food, water, clothing, and hygiene supplies that are offered daily. From july 2024 to june 2025, the franklin avenue shelter operated as a 24/7 temporary low-barrier shelter for vulnerable adults and families in central Oregon. During this period, we provided approximately 23,133 overnight beds and, on average, 80 unique individuals each month. On average, 38 guests participated in case management services each month. On november 15, 2023, shepherd's house ministries ("shm") opened a new facility in redmond, Oregon, its redmond center ("sh redmond"). Sh redmond has operated every day since its opening, through june 30, 2025, and beyond. Sh redmond is a permanent facility located at 1350 s. Hwy 97, redmond Oregon. Services at sh redmond since its opening date, sh redmond has provided overnight shelter every day to men, women, children and pets. Sh redmond offers 26 single men's beds, 12 single women's beds and 3 family rooms for a capacity of 52 overnight guests. The shelter also provides meals, bedding, clean clothing, showers, and toiletries. Also, since its opening, case management assistance and referral information are provided to help guests locate permanent housing, supportive transitional housing, access to health treatment and substance recovery support, employment, and other services addressing specialized needs. Since february 5, 2024, through june 30, 2025, and beyond, sh redmond has expanded its services to 24/7, now offering a habilitation program that addresses substance recovery, mental wellness, physical health and the need for community connection. Also, 24/7 service includes meal service to day use guests and daytime office hours by partner service providers. Daytime services are supported by an intern program consisting of 2-4 graduates of shm's men's recovery program. These interns reside in a separate dormitory at sh redmond. From opening in november 2023 through june 30, 2025, we sheltered 591 unique individuals who collectively received a total of over 24,000 overnight stays. During that same period, sh redmond provided over 90,000 meals to its overnight and day use guests. As of june 30, 2025, a total of one hundred eighty-two (182) sh redmond guests transitioned from our shelter to permanent housing, transitional programs, reconnection with family and/or other stable or rehabilitative living situations. Community homes are available to program graduates. We have two homes that provide "forever housing" for sixteen graduates of the men's long-term discipleship & habilitation program. It is a community of men living together as a family pursuing a drug and alcohol-free lifestyle. The men commit to honor shepherd's house ministries mission as they create and maintain a safe and healing environment; staying connected with our programs, holding each other accountable, continuing with outside meetings, church connections and mentor meetings. Graduates live independently, sharing the expenses and responsibilities of their home while practicing life skills as they integrate into the community at large. Shepherd's house's shower truck has provided an environment of safety and generosity for individuals while they get a shower. These weekly events have become a h

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.3%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 86.5%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $13.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 8.4%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 29.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 25.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings