Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities 
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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 Axberg
Chairman: 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, life-changing pathways for all people who are experiencing homelessness, hunger, and addiction.
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.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 831 of 1118 | 105 of 138 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 785 of 1119 | 102 of 138 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 726 of 1119 | 90 of 138 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 614 of 1118 | 86 of 138 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $15,201 in government grants in 2024.
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 12% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 18% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 10% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 10% | 18% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 92% | 88% | 91% | 92% | 73% | 96% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 11% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 21% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 8% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 27% | 4% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 80% | 76% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 73% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 95% | 85% | 76% | 78% | 56% | 83% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 75% | 64% | 56% | 57% | 41% | 60% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 5% | 15% | 24% | 22% | 44% | 17% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 5% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 31% | 12% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.53 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.53 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 2.95 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.63 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.75 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.87 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 13.50 | 61.75 | 62.98 | 32.79 | 28.45 | 12.09 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.33 | 33.61 | 28.08 | 23.93 | 24.96 | 12.62 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 4% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 154% | 340% | 283% | 249% | 255% | 170% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $658,967 | $657,404 | $3,308,467 | $7,265,547 | $5,744,951 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $964,921 | $1,100,631 | $791,242 | $708,963 | $586,122 |
| Short-term investments | $44,850,473 | $36,848,256 | $28,392,520 | $25,371,329 | $11,354,606 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $46,474,361 | $38,606,291 | $32,492,229 | $33,345,839 | $17,685,679 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $9,762,902 | $7,905,055 | $7,763,426 | $6,735,983 | $8,603,698 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $960,000 | $2,609,367 |
| Total long-term assets | $9,762,902 | $7,905,055 | $7,763,426 | $7,695,983 | $11,213,065 |
| Total assets | $56,237,263 | $46,511,346 | $40,255,655 | $41,041,822 | $28,898,744 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $733,173 | $613,028 | $979,460 | $1,107,816 | $1,411,796 |
| Other current liabilities | $19,500 | $0 | $11,483 | $64,090 | $50,732 |
| Total current liabilities | $752,673 | $613,028 | $990,943 | $1,171,906 | $1,462,528 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280,000 | $1,097,200 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $72,302 | $119,545 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $352,302 | $1,216,745 |
| Total liabilities | $752,673 | $613,028 | $990,943 | $1,524,208 | $2,679,273 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $48,797,654 | $41,203,755 | $34,630,076 | $33,596,880 | $21,179,358 |
| With donor restrictions | $6,686,936 | $4,694,563 | $4,634,636 | $5,920,734 | $5,040,113 |
| Net assets | $55,484,590 | $45,898,318 | $39,264,712 | $39,517,614 | $26,219,471 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $16,830,681 | $19,458,203 | $18,605,126 | $20,367,324 | $17,848,865 |
| Program service revenue | $918,990 | $795,837 | $651,688 | $689,438 | $635,991 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $1,439,419 | $1,243,457 | $1,004,365 | $6,796,649 | $284,377 |
| Other revenue | ($24,187) | ($46,369) | ($37,535) | ($131,808) | ($158,750) |
| Total other revenue | $2,334,222 | $1,992,925 | $1,618,518 | $7,354,279 | $761,618 |
| Total revenue | $19,164,903 | $21,451,128 | $20,223,644 | $27,721,603 | $18,610,483 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $12,344,172 | $12,005,195 | $11,614,273 | $11,372,031 | $11,207,408 |
| Management and general | $1,196,712 | $1,187,965 | $1,241,799 | $1,226,656 | $943,614 |
| Fundraising | $2,782,230 | $3,040,871 | $2,937,352 | $2,871,981 | $3,271,376 |
| Total expenses | $16,323,114 | $16,234,031 | $15,793,424 | $15,470,668 | $15,422,398 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $2,841,789 | $5,217,097 | $4,430,220 | $12,250,935 | $3,188,085 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $2,841,789 | $5,217,097 | $4,430,220 | $12,250,935 | $3,188,085 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Pamela Axberg | Chief Executive Officer | $257,173 |
| Korwin Schmidt | Chief Financial Officer | $176,507 |
| Christopher Kokal | VP of Shared Services Programs | $172,455 |
| David Sena | VP of Men's Program | $169,550 |
| Charles Semrow | Former VP of Development | $163,858 |
| Lisa Michaelson | VP of Women's and Children's Programs | $162,812 |
Compensation data as of: 9/30/2024
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 5/8/2024. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
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