Orlando Union Rescue Mission 
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Summary
The Orlando Union Rescue Mission is a non-profit, faith based organization whose mission is to provide the homeless with food, clothing, shelter and other resources to help them achieve self sufficiency.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Orlando Union Rescue Mission
1521 W. Washington Street
Orlando, FL 32805
Website: ourm.org
Phone: 407-422-4855
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 591035082
CEO/President: Fred B. Clayton
Chairman: Mary Olson
Board size: 14
Founder: local businessmen
Ruling year: 1955
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2005
Purpose
Since 1948, the Orlando Union Rescue Mission's purpose is to bring the hungry, hurting and homeless to a new life, new goals and a new future in Christ.
Mission statement
Bringing the hungry, hurting, and homeless to a new life, new goals, and a new future in Christ.
Statement of faith
The Orlando Union Rescue Mission is a member of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions and subscribes to its doctrinal statement.
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, ultimate 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 men 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 him to live a godly life of obedience as he 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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Transparency grade
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1239 of 1420 | 132 of 159 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1201 of 1420 | 143 of 159 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 1168 of 1420 | 128 of 159 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 763 of 1421 | 83 of 159 |
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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% | 18% | 23% | 36% | 22% | 17% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 8% | 18% | 24% | 38% | 23% | 17% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 93% | 100% | 105% | 106% | 106% | 103% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 10% | 23% | 23% | 33% | 23% | 20% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 7% | 0% | -5% | -6% | -6% | -3% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 72% | 72% | 63% | 72% | 75% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 80% | 104% | 117% | 99% | 88% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 58% | 75% | 74% | 71% | 67% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | 20% | -4% | -17% | 1% | 12% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | 13% | -3% | -9% | 1% | 6% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.39 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.07 | 2.64 | 3.85 | 3.81 | 2.91 | 2.95 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.05 | 1.36 | 2.27 | 2.23 | 1.25 | 1.14 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 10.24 | 25.32 | 11.05 | 10.39 | 16.99 | 32.05 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.18 | 8.49 | 4.81 | 4.87 | 9.04 | 10.23 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 11% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 9% | 9% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 145% | 188% | 163% | 160% | 205% | 230% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $1,870,165 | $1,462,364 | $1,467,379 | $2,097,716 | $3,612,096 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $1,377,186 | $999,842 | $855,467 | $2,085,679 | $2,513,224 |
| Short-term investments | $3,491,550 | $1,528,505 | $1,829,030 | $2,010,601 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $6,738,901 | $3,990,711 | $4,151,876 | $6,193,996 | $6,125,320 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $10,892,781 | $11,231,378 | $11,493,190 | $11,698,900 | $11,841,734 |
| Other long-term assets | $159,292 | $159,292 | $159,292 | $155,800 | $100,000 |
| Total long-term assets | $11,052,073 | $11,390,670 | $11,652,482 | $11,854,700 | $11,941,734 |
| Total assets | $17,790,974 | $15,381,381 | $15,804,358 | $18,048,696 | $18,067,054 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $266,201 | $361,049 | $399,700 | $364,564 | $191,138 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $266,201 | $361,049 | $399,700 | $364,564 | $191,138 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $331,378 | $1,534,378 | $1,684,378 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $291,810 | $295,586 | $263,781 | $279,501 | $181,673 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $291,810 | $295,586 | $595,159 | $1,813,879 | $1,866,051 |
| Total liabilities | $558,011 | $656,635 | $994,859 | $2,178,443 | $2,057,189 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $15,053,752 | $14,268,920 | $14,436,395 | $14,483,776 | $14,517,124 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,179,211 | $455,826 | $373,104 | $1,386,477 | $1,492,741 |
| Net assets | $17,232,963 | $14,724,746 | $14,809,499 | $15,870,253 | $16,009,865 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $11,445,069 | $9,165,783 | $8,376,294 | $8,254,044 | $8,140,134 |
| Program service revenue | $5,692 | $4,361 | $28,434 | $3,344 | $23,752 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $67,010 | $32,720 | $49,433 | $55,507 | $1,220 |
| Other revenue | ($104,764) | ($511,446) | ($552,427) | ($491,052) | ($291,622) |
| Total other revenue | ($32,062) | ($474,365) | ($474,560) | ($432,201) | ($266,650) |
| Total revenue | $11,413,007 | $8,691,418 | $7,901,734 | $7,821,843 | $7,873,484 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $6,614,141 | $6,516,315 | $5,828,649 | $5,572,873 | $5,238,319 |
| Management and general | $446,302 | $423,114 | $394,177 | $390,002 | $350,211 |
| Fundraising | $2,093,217 | $2,120,364 | $3,019,125 | $1,779,283 | $1,372,935 |
| Total expenses | $9,153,660 | $9,059,793 | $9,241,951 | $7,742,158 | $6,961,465 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $2,259,347 | ($368,375) | ($1,340,217) | $79,685 | $912,019 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $2,259,347 | ($368,375) | ($1,340,217) | $79,685 | $912,019 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Fred Clayton | President/CEO | $162,760 |
| Henry Herrera | Director of Finance | $122,320 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2025
Response from ministry
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History
June 16, 1948 -
A group of local businessmen with a desire to minister to the needy of Orlando meet at Broadway Methodist Church to discuss the formation of a nonprofit organization.
Nov. 6, 1948 -
The Orlando Union Rescue Mission is officially incorporated. Sites during the early years include 919 W. Central Blvd., 225 Boone St., and 211 W. Central Blvd.
July 1960 -
The Mission moves into the former New England Hotel at 410 W. Central Blvd. That building now houses the Men's Home and will until a new Men's Home opens in early 2018.
February 1962 - A 21-foot neon cross with 10-inch letters is purchased for $778 and is placed atop the building.
November 1988 - O.U.R. Mission Family Home opens with 60 beds at 1525 W. Washington St.
Jan. 31, 1991 - Mission Bargain Store at 911 W. Central Blvd. is destroyed by fire. The store reopens a month later at a temporary location, and then moves back to a new two-story building at its former (and current) site in January 1992.
Feb. 19, 1995 - O.U.R. Mission Family Home dedicates a 20,500-square-foot addition that includes 114 beds and administration offices.
March 15, 1998 - Arthur J. and Marie H. Williams Family Life Center is dedicated on the Washington Street campus, west of the Mission Home. This 23,000-square-foot facility includes three classrooms, a computer lab, library, nursery, youth recreation room, and gymnasium.
April 3, 2002 - Iconic neon cross atop the Men's Home on West Central Boulevard is designated a historic landmark by the Orlando City Council.
June 2012 - Moody Chapel is dedicated on the west end of the Washington Street campus. The 9,000-square-foot facility hosts worship services, Bible studies and other activities for Mission residents.
December 2013 - The Mission agrees to sell the Men's Home at 410 W. Central Blvd. to the Orlando Magic, pending the location of a site and construction of a new Men's Home.
Summer 2015 - Family Life Center undergoes $147,500 renovation to create a space designed specifically to meet the unique emotional, academic, and spiritual needs of homeless children.
December 2016 - Plans are announced for the renovation of the former Parkwood Inn, at 3300 W. Colonial Drive, into a Men's Home that will feature approximately 200 beds as well as a new chapel and a dining hall.
March 4, 2017 - The Mission hosted its inaugural "Homecoming" gala. The keynote speaker was Ron Hall, author of the bestselling autobiography, "Same Kind of Different As Me." More than 300 guests attended, and the event's silent auction raised $250,000 for the Mission.
March 17, 2017 - Official groundbreaking ceremony is held at site of new Men's Home. The $6.2 million project will be completed in early 2018.
August 29, 2019 - President/CEO Freddy Clayton and the Board of Directors cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the new $6.2 million Project Hope facility.
April 2021 - The Mission hosted its first annual ceremony in honor and celebration of its most recent Discipleship Program graduates.
Program accomplishments
Needs
OURM does not receive any government funding. Our ministry to the homeless is made possible entirely through the generous cash and in-kind contributions of friends like you.
Volunteers are critical to the smooth operation of the Mission's ministries. Share your time and talents where the rewards last a lifetime and beyond.
Your prayer partnership is, perhaps, the Mission's greatest ongoing need. Your prayer support is critical to the success of our ministry to the homeless.