The Midnight Mission

What it reported doing in 2024

Family living: the midnight mission's homelight family living program provides a path for families experiencing homelessness and in crisis to reunify and rebuild their lives with the tools needed to be self-sufficient and stably housed. In the past 12 months, homelight provided individually tailored services and transitional housing to 20 families comprised of 27 adults and 36 children. Homelight services focus on restoring the whole family in a safe, stable and service rich environment. Services include assessments, case management, individual and family therapy, employment development, financial literacy and debt reduction, household budgeting, financial planning, life skills and on-site groups designed to increase family stability and empowerment. The program achieves a high rate of success for more than 80% of the families served successfully transitioning to appropriate housing for their unique needs. In addition to the services noted above, adults receive services designed to enhance their skills and earning potential, as well as access to vocational training. Children receive mental health services as needed, connections with schools, resources, and tutoring to maintain grade level, have daily access to the computer lab, and daily physical activities through the on-site playground. Families receiving these intensive services are helped to thrive and leave with tools needed to be self-sufficient. Alumni families remain connected to homelight and inspire families that are currently at homelight by speaking at ceremonies, mentoring, and volunteerism . Additionally, the homelight program assists families separated by the county dcfs system to reunifying with their children in safe, secure environments, one of the only programs able to provide this essential assistance in los angeles county.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.1%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • 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: 75.7%; rating input score 76; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th 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: 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: -16.5%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.04; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings