Sunday Breakfast Mission 
The information on this page was last updated 11/19/2025. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Sunday Breakfast Mission has continuously served the northern Delaware Community since 1893 by providing food, shelter and spiritual counseling to homeless men and has provided the same services to women and children since 2010. Every day of the year the Mission feeds homeless men, women and children regardless of race, creed or religion and provides both overnight and intermediate shelter for 165 men and 100 women and children per night.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Sunday Breakfast Mission
110 N. Poplar St
Wilmington, DE 19801
Website: sundaybreakfastmission.org
Phone: (877) 306-4663
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 510073080
CEO/President: Thomas J Laymon
Chairman: Thomas Hall
Board size: 8
Founder: The Christian Endeavor Society
Ruling year: 1993
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 09/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2002
Purpose
Our primary goal is to restore people to right relationship with God, their families and society.
Mission statement
Sunday Breakfast Mission serves the homeless, addicted and impoverished through Christ-centered programs to meet their spiritual, social and physical needs.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1084 of 1435 | 117 of 162 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1285 of 1435 | 153 of 162 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 1202 of 1435 | 136 of 162 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 298 of 1436 | 35 of 162 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 10% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 13% | 14% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 8% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 13% | 13% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 93% | 97% | 96% | 97% | 98% | 96% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 9% | 21% | 20% | 21% | 16% | 17% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 7% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 73% | 74% | 74% | 78% | 78% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 102% | 104% | 94% | 76% | 79% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 75% | 77% | 69% | 60% | 61% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | -2% | -4% | 6% | 24% | 21% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | -4% | -7% | 12% | 69% | 157% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.56 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.44 | 2.54 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.05 | 2.45 | 1.99 | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.83 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.08 | 2.97 | 2.49 | 1.76 | 1.98 | 4.64 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 10.26 | 2.50 | 4.04 | 8.13 | 10.30 | 5.68 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.09 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.18 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.14 | 2.43 | 3.62 | 5.96 | 5.48 | 2.13 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 41% | 38% | 35% | 35% | 57% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 28% | 47% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 145% | 49% | 50% | 52% | 45% | 17% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $470,367 | $969,257 | $3,173,903 | $2,791,723 | $504,241 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $422,270 | $225,331 | $152,585 | $148,835 | $159,620 |
| Short-term investments | $1,602,808 | $1,785,784 | $773,597 | $691,986 | $877,339 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,495,445 | $2,980,372 | $4,100,085 | $3,632,544 | $1,541,200 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $3,400,009 | $2,777,548 | $1,470,837 | $1,317,683 | $1,235,968 |
| Other long-term assets | $229,403 | $173,748 | $238,574 | $43,594 | $43,594 |
| Total long-term assets | $3,629,412 | $2,951,296 | $1,709,411 | $1,361,277 | $1,279,562 |
| Total assets | $6,124,857 | $5,931,668 | $5,809,496 | $4,993,821 | $2,820,762 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $999,587 | $738,407 | $504,036 | $352,669 | $271,433 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $999,587 | $738,407 | $504,036 | $352,669 | $271,433 |
| Debt | $1,335,014 | $1,352,742 | $1,332,259 | $1,380,055 | $1,337,446 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $194,645 | $137,443 | $199,427 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $1,529,659 | $1,490,185 | $1,531,686 | $1,380,055 | $1,337,446 |
| Total liabilities | $2,529,246 | $2,228,592 | $2,035,722 | $1,732,724 | $1,608,879 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $2,769,651 | $2,663,475 | $1,631,330 | $1,319,823 | $1,201,308 |
| With donor restrictions | $825,960 | $1,039,601 | $2,142,444 | $1,941,274 | $10,575 |
| Net assets | $3,595,611 | $3,703,076 | $3,773,774 | $3,261,097 | $1,211,883 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $7,039,424 | $6,889,689 | $7,453,106 | $9,262,024 | $8,721,799 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $95,743 | $101,886 | $95,233 | $37,651 | $165,154 |
| Other revenue | $113,074 | $172,174 | $132,385 | $141,844 | $168,184 |
| Total other revenue | $208,817 | $274,060 | $227,618 | $179,495 | $333,338 |
| Total revenue | $7,248,241 | $7,163,749 | $7,680,724 | $9,441,519 | $9,055,137 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $5,424,044 | $5,522,368 | $5,336,534 | $5,623,095 | $5,557,916 |
| Management and general | $453,809 | $434,476 | $412,592 | $373,471 | $373,093 |
| Fundraising | $1,521,669 | $1,467,323 | $1,486,844 | $1,183,586 | $1,221,321 |
| Total expenses | $7,399,522 | $7,424,167 | $7,235,970 | $7,180,152 | $7,152,330 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($151,281) | ($260,418) | $444,754 | $2,261,367 | $1,902,807 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($151,281) | ($260,418) | $444,754 | $2,261,367 | $1,902,807 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Rev Thomas J Laymon | President/CEO | $153,242 |
| Roger Todd | Director of Finance | $125,414 |
Compensation data as of: 9/30/2025
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 11/19/2025. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
In 1893, a group called the Christian Endeavor Society of Wilmington decided to reach out to the homeless men and "tramps" of Delaware. They wanted to provide these individuals with church on Sundays. Since hearing about a similar effort in nearby Philadelphia they traveled there to study and learn more about how they could impact their community.
The Christian Endeavor Society soon established an effort to provide:
- A meeting each Sabbath morning for Wilmington's homeless men and tramps
- A free meal for these men
- Effort to find work for these men.
The ministry opened at 7th and Lombard in late 1893. But soon, in January 1894, it began to provide shelter.
Throughout the years and at several locations the Mission has gone far beyond "Sunday Breakfast" to reach out to area children through Sunday school programs and to local women through "Mothers' Clubs." After a short time these ministries continued to expand to men.
All of this effort carries the same Christian emphasis and content of that early Christian Endeavor Society: To provide rest for the body and peace for the soul.
Program accomplishments
Every number tells a story, and these numbers tell your story of loving and caring for our homeless, hurting, and hungry friends in 2022. Because of your faithful and generous support life change happens and needs are met 24/7 - 365 days of the year.
378 Men, women, and children began a new relationship with Jesus.
59,102 Nights of safe shelter were provided.
283,863 Nutritious meals were provided.
269 Men and women completed SBM's New Life Discipleship program since 2005.
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