Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities

The information on this page was last updated 10/20/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities (UGMTC) opened its doors more than 120 years ago to feed, shelter and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Saint Paul dock workers, laborers and lumberjacks. Through the years, our programming evolved to meet the changing needs of men, women and children experiencing homelessness, hunger and addiction.

Our emergency shelter provides guests with food, shelter and vital care-including mental health services. Once immediate needs are met, our staff walk alongside residents for up to two years, providing Bible study, professional counseling, group therapy, education, mentorship, job-skills training, and financial skills instruction needed to thrive and live successfully in the community.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities
376 Western Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55103

Website: www.ugmtc.org

Phone: (651) 789-7557

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 410705847

CEO/President: Pam Stegora Axburg

Chairman: Rick Kleven Rick Kleven

Board size: 12

Founder:

Ruling year: 1929

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 09/30

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1990


Purpose

To see all men, women, and children healthy, whole, and successful through Jesus Christ and the transforming power of the gospel.


Mission statement

To provide Christ-centered, discipleship-oriented pathways and programs that restore dignity and wholeness to men, women, and children.


Statement of faith

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, ultimately authoritative Word of God.

We believe there is one God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is deity; that He was born of a virgin, that we are redeemed by His atoning death through His shed blood, that He bodily resurrected and ascended into Heaven, and that He will come again in power and great glory.

We believe that individuals are saved through a direct, personal encounter with the risen Lord, at which time they are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. This event we hold to be an experience, rather than a doctrinal supposition.

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whom Christ indwells each believer enabling them to live a godly life of obedience as he/she reaches for maturity.

We believe the Holy Spirit unites all true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that together they form one body, the church.

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating866 of 1096111 of 145
Fund acquisition rating807 of 1098110 of 145
Resource allocation rating850 of 1098106 of 145
Asset utilization rating571 of 109673 of 145

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
11%16%14%18%18%23%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
9%15%10%18%17%21%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
92%92%73%96%95%94%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
11%19%19%21%18%20%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
8%8%27%4%5%6%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
79%74%74%73%76%74%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
87%78%56%83%94%110%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
69%57%41%60%72%82%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
13%22%44%17%6%-10%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
8%11%31%12%4%-7%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
9%8%8%6%6%6%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.520.390.380.530.630.72
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
2.671.241.231.632.002.20
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.640.490.460.871.261.58
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
14.4932.7928.4512.0914.5011.26
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.070.030.040.080.070.09
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
6.4723.9324.9612.628.896.91
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
7%2%4%9%4%5%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%1%4%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
163%249%255%170%153%133%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20222021202020192018
Cash$3,308,467$7,265,547$5,744,951$2,069,851$1,206,093
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$791,242$708,963$586,122$581,544$483,105
Short-term investments$28,392,520$25,371,329$11,354,606$8,975,852$8,427,910
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$32,492,229$33,345,839$17,685,679$11,627,247$10,117,108
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$7,763,426$6,735,983$8,603,698$11,661,659$12,124,512
Other long-term assets$0$960,000$2,609,367$0$0
Total long-term assets$7,763,426$7,695,983$11,213,065$11,661,659$12,124,512
Total assets$40,255,655$41,041,822$28,898,744$23,288,906$22,241,620
 
Liabilities20222021202020192018
Payables and accrued expenses$979,460$1,107,816$1,411,796$769,733$832,856
Other current liabilities$11,483$64,090$50,732$32,383$65,559
Total current liabilities$990,943$1,171,906$1,462,528$802,116$898,415
Debt$0$280,000$1,097,200$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$0$72,302$119,545$113,313$107,406
Total long-term liabilities$0$352,302$1,216,745$113,313$107,406
Total liabilities$990,943$1,524,208$2,679,273$915,429$1,005,821
 
Net assets20222021202020192018
Without donor restrictions$34,630,076$33,596,880$21,179,358$18,688,213$17,686,065
With donor restrictions$4,634,636$5,920,734$5,040,113$3,685,264$3,549,734
Net assets$39,264,712$39,517,614$26,219,471$22,373,477$21,235,799
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20222021202020192018
Total contributions$18,605,126$20,367,324$17,848,865$14,715,952$13,630,723
Program service revenue$651,688$689,438$635,991$739,546$821,998
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$1,004,365$6,796,649$284,377$305,106$248,380
Other revenue($37,535)($131,808)($158,750)($227,006)($153,838)
Total other revenue$1,618,518$7,354,279$761,618$817,646$916,540
Total revenue$20,223,644$27,721,603$18,610,483$15,533,598$14,547,263
 
Expenses20222021202020192018
Program services$11,614,273$11,372,031$11,207,408$11,121,585$11,922,838
Management and general$1,241,799$1,226,656$943,614$874,593$963,793
Fundraising$2,937,352$2,871,981$3,271,376$2,609,831$3,127,281
Total expenses$15,793,424$15,470,668$15,422,398$14,606,009$16,013,912
 
Change in net assets20222021202020192018
Surplus (deficit)$4,430,220$12,250,935$3,188,085$927,589($1,466,649)
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$4,430,220$12,250,935$3,188,085$927,589($1,466,649)

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Pamela AxbergChief Executive Officer$232,208
Charles SemrowVice President of Development$183,505
Korwin SchmidtChief Financial Officer$170,434
Meaghan JohansenClinical Director$131,295

Compensation data as of: 9/30/2022


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History

1902 the Mission opens its doors at 414 Jackson Street in Saint Paul
Medical Clinic opened with the assistance of Dr. Harvey O. Skinner
1910 Rescue Home opens for unwed mothers
1930 Saint Paul Boys Club opens in downtown Saint Paul; land purchased for Gospel Hill Camp
1940 Ober Community Center dedicated (Frogtown area)
1942 Daycare nursery installed for mothers during "war emergency"
1958 First year for Thanksgiving basket give-away program
1959 Workman's Pool organized for job placement
1965 Free dental clinic opens with volunteer dentists
1972 Shoreview alcohol/drug recovery center opens
1980 New Men's Campus opens in Saint Paul, along with the Mission Thrift Store; Christ Recovery Center expands drug and alcohol programs
1991 Discipleship Program begins;
1992 Naomi Family Residence for homeless women and children opens
1994-1996 LifeNet Learning Center opens for men and women
1997 Child Care Center opens
2001 WorkNet career development program starts
2005 Hmong ministry, Family & Youth Advancement Services, Inc., joins Union Gospel Mission
2018 Mental Health & Medical Clinic opens to serve Mission students and residents


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