The Springs Rescue Mission

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841340824
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2023
Location
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone
7196321822
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,443,942
Expenses
$18,921,283
Assets
$6,589,161
Liabilities
$3,867,970

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JACK BRIGGS (CEO (PART YEAR))
  • TRAVIS WILLIAMS CHIEF (DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (PART YEAR)/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • TRAVIS WILLIAMS CHIEF (DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (PART YEAR)/CEO): $185,877 total reported compensation
  • JEFF COOK (CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER): $164,731 total reported compensation
  • JACK BRIGGS (CEO (PART YEAR)): $161,538 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To serve the poor and needy in Colorado springs with the result being that lives are changed and restored to productivity as well as spiritually and socially regenerated. (continued on schedule o)it is the intent to maintain and operate this mission using only those funds which are given for this purpose by persons and entities other than agencies of the state, local, or federal government which can and do limit other organizations' rights to freely preach the gospel of jesus christ. The programs and services of this ministry will be under several different titles and use many different ways of accomplishing the stated purpose of leading individuals into a life-changing relationship with jesus christ.

What it reported doing in 2024

Samaritan's kitchen - meals & food program: our meal program provides hot meals seven days a week in a cafeteria-style facility. During fiscal year 2025, samaritan's kitchen provided more than 220,000 hot meals in our kitchen - serving over 5,100 unique individuals. Samaritans kitchen operates as a training kitchen to help provide employability skills and core competencies to help folks gain employment in the marketplace. Employment training programs are integral to our purpose at the springs rescue mission. Providing work force training and a bit of hope can be an avenue to lasting change for those who are working to reach their goals. In fy 2025, our instructors issued 52 food handlers' cards. Additionally, over 190 unique individuals participated in culinary training.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 61% for direct work, and 39% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.9%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: -22.5%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.59; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.9% of revenue deployed · 81.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $15.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $186K · 16 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.9M reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 9 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.