St Vincent De Paul Salvage Bureau

What it reported doing in 2024

Social service - having started in 1988 in a little corner of the coeur d'alene thrift store, svdp social services has grown to be the heart of our agency and the entry point for most of our self-sufficiency programs. Located in the h.e.l.p. Center, this office sees into the neediest corners of northern Idaho, offering assistance regardless of a person's faith, culture, or background. Staff members extend aid to very low-income and homeless individuals and families through financial assistance, information, and referrals while offering individualized attention combined with understanding, compassion, and the knowledge that all people are worthy and deserving of kindness and love. While we specialize in serving the homeless and those at-risk of homelessness, we also serve the disabled, victims of domestic abuse, veterans in need, at-risk youth, and the elderly. We offer a wide array of housing and self-sufficiency services and programs with the belief that those who seek help need a hand up and not a hand out. With this a cornerstone principle, all of the services we offer are geared toward teaching self-reliance. The services and programs that fall within our social service branch are: emergency assistance, homeless prevention, emergency shelter, warming center, case management, veterans counseling and service, payee services, career counseling, housing first, icare - parent information resource center and home outreach.the warming shelter is available for friends and neighbors in our community who have fallen on hard times. When the temperature dips below 28 degrees, it is open for anyone who does not have protection from the cold, wind, and snow. The warming shelter can accomodate 60 people.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
• Fundraising efficiency: $65.9 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • 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: 1.8%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.33; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.66; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings