Fresno Mission 
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Summary
Contact information
Mailing address:
Fresno Mission
2025 E Dakota Ave. Suite 401
Fresno, CA 93726
Website: fresnomission.org
Phone: (559) 268-0839
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 941279785
CEO/President: Matt Dildine
Chairman: Josh Phanco
Board size: 14
Founder:
Ruling year: 1954
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
The vision of the Fresno Mission is to partner with the Christian community to provide dignity and care to those suffering from insecurity in life, whether it be from homelessness, addiction, lack of food, trafficking, poverty, or lack of education or training. The Fresno Mission partners with social service agencies, businesses, families, and individuals to meet the spiritual and physical needs of all men, women, and children in our community.
Mission statement
Our mission is to Rescue, Restore, and Empower through Christ-centered communities of transformation. We do this by creating spaces of dignity that allow for relationships to develop into community through time.
Statement of faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative word of God.
We believe that there is one God, externally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity and humanity of Christ, in His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, His present rule as Head of the Church, and His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, that they are saved to the resurrection of life or they are lost to the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, with equality across racial, ethnicity, cultural, gender, disability or handicap, and socio-economic differences.
We believe it is the ministerial duty of followers of Christ to minister directly to those in need of food, shelter, clothing, compassionate care, rescue, restoration and empowerment.
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1529 of 1590 | 164 of 176 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1084 of 1591 | 115 of 177 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 1431 of 1591 | 162 of 177 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1514 of 1590 | 169 of 176 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $1,399,186 in government grants in 2025.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 14% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 7% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 93% | 76% | 85% | 79% | 84% | 27% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 8% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 13% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 7% | 24% | 15% | 21% | 16% | 73% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 70% | 69% | 73% | 80% | 82% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 98% | 77% | 97% | 90% | 30% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 69% | 53% | 71% | 72% | 24% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | 2% | 23% | 3% | 10% | 70% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | 0% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 36% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 6% | 6% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.56 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 2.89 | 10.15 | 5.30 | 8.75 | 2.82 | 1.44 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.08 | 2.20 | 1.04 | 1.77 | 0.43 | 0.22 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 10.33 | 7.20 | 7.44 | 13.35 | 75.16 | 111.45 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.09 | 4.69 | 9.98 | 6.26 | 27.59 | 54.79 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 145% | 430% | 487% | 480% | 641% | 647% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Cash | $2,827,151 | $8,856,826 | $4,327,550 | $2,198,924 | $2,255,004 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $943,351 | $834,290 | $364,486 | $373,368 | $357,349 |
| Short-term investments | $2,247,462 | $1,494,753 | $1,557,410 | $16,654,506 | $35,904,521 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $6,017,964 | $11,185,869 | $6,249,446 | $19,226,798 | $38,516,874 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $27,210,969 | $22,666,432 | $23,373,384 | $23,940,272 | $16,828,644 |
| Other long-term assets | $27,840,365 | $25,449,550 | $25,043,533 | $11,000,213 | $49,470 |
| Total long-term assets | $55,051,334 | $48,115,982 | $48,416,917 | $34,940,485 | $16,878,114 |
| Total assets | $61,069,298 | $59,301,851 | $54,666,363 | $54,167,283 | $55,394,988 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $835,787 | $1,503,293 | $468,233 | $255,795 | $194,513 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $151,098 |
| Total current liabilities | $835,787 | $1,503,293 | $468,233 | $255,795 | $345,611 |
| Debt | $3,125,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $76,551 | $24,856 | $30,581 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $3,201,551 | $1,024,856 | $1,030,581 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Total liabilities | $4,037,338 | $2,528,149 | $1,498,814 | $1,255,795 | $1,345,611 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $55,129,953 | $49,233,548 | $50,192,784 | $52,572,001 | $53,956,064 |
| With donor restrictions | $1,902,007 | $7,540,154 | $2,974,765 | $339,487 | $93,313 |
| Net assets | $57,031,960 | $56,773,702 | $53,167,549 | $52,911,488 | $54,049,377 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $10,297,464 | $12,994,853 | $8,951,930 | $7,630,457 | $7,605,940 |
| Program service revenue | $2,159,763 | $1,300,166 | $1,820,412 | $462,736 | $222,247 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $655,829 | $458,625 | $367,225 | $841,585 | $20,006,478 |
| Other revenue | $384,353 | $447,930 | $242,662 | $196,057 | $180,717 |
| Total other revenue | $3,199,945 | $2,206,721 | $2,430,299 | $1,500,378 | $20,409,442 |
| Total revenue | $13,497,409 | $15,201,574 | $11,382,229 | $9,130,835 | $28,015,382 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Program services | $9,332,121 | $8,029,767 | $8,067,644 | $6,600,716 | $6,824,275 |
| Management and general | $2,610,620 | $2,279,320 | $1,879,773 | $528,413 | $479,537 |
| Fundraising | $1,312,677 | $1,338,435 | $1,130,804 | $1,121,869 | $1,055,966 |
| Total expenses | $13,255,418 | $11,647,522 | $11,078,221 | $8,250,998 | $8,359,778 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $241,991 | $3,554,052 | $304,008 | $879,837 | $19,655,604 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $241,991 | $3,554,052 | $304,008 | $879,837 | $19,655,604 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Matthew Dildine | Executive Dir. | $93,188 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2025
Response from ministry
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History
The Fresno Mission was founded in 1949 as the Fresno Rescue Mission, a Christ-centered organization addressing the physical and spiritual needs of Fresno's impoverished community. Established by Rev. Clifford Phillips and Dr. Dwight Trowbridge, the Mission began on skid row, serving alcoholics and transient workers, eventually evolving into a multifaceted organization providing shelter, recovery, and hope to homeless families, individuals battling addiction, and the incarcerated.
https://fresnomission.org/about-us/history/