Visalia Rescue Mission 
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Summary
Founded in 1981, we are a faith-based, non-profit organization celebrating 37 years of service to Tulare and Kings County homeless, formerly incarcerated, and those struggling with addiction. We are funded entirely by donations from local organizations, businesses, and individuals.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Visalia Rescue Mission
741 N Santa Fe St.
Visalia, CA 93292
Website: vrmhope.org
Phone: 559-740-4178
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 942902666
CEO/President: Michael Simmon
Chairman: Nathan Halls
Board size: 12
Founder:
Ruling year: 1983
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 09/30
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
As we ease the suffering of hurting individuals and help them achieve independence and self-sufficiency, we build up individuals and families in the community and as a result, the whole community benefits.
Mission statement
To confront the life-controlling circumstances of homelessness and addiction with Christ-centered services, programs, and resource counseling to build hopeful futures.
Statement of faith
To know true love is to know Jesus Christ. His love promises to heal and not to harm. His love offers hope and light in darkness. His love is perfect. The demonstration of His love is revealed through His word, His deity and His son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, ultimately authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16)
We believe there is one God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (1 Peter 1:2)
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; He was born of a virgin. (Matthew 1:23)
All humanity came into the world as lost sinners needing salvation. Grace, the undeserved love of God, did what no man could and reconciled mankind back to God. This kind gift presented to humanity the opportunity for eternal life through Jesus Christ.
We believe man is redeemed by Jesus' atoning death through His shed blood. (Revelation 5:9)
We believe Jesus was bodily resurrected and ascended into heaven, and that He will come again in power and great glory. (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
We believe individuals are saved through a direct, personal encounter with the risen Lord, at which time the Holy Spirit regenerates them. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
We believe the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whom Christ indwells each believer, enabling him or her to live a godly life of obedience as he or she reaches for maturity. (Acts 2:1-4)
Unconditional forgiveness is offered to all who choose to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior. His forgiveness is enveloped with restoration. He restores the brokenness of man by offering peace and joy as a suitable replacement. A spiritual heart transformation is the result.
We believe every person is to be given compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31)
We believe the Holy Spirit unites all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that together they form one body, one church. (Philippians 2:2)
We believe God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. (Acts 3:19-21; Romans 10:9-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11)
The gift of being transformed into the image of Jesus Christ is given to all humanity. Although we will never be perfect in our earthly bodies, we can be presented faultless before the Father by living a lifestyle which strives to reflect Jesus Christ in every area.
We believe we are instruments of God's love on th earth, and we are to deliberately seek to love our neighbor. (Matthew 22:36-40)
We believe in the gift of Christ's forgiveness, which we are to reciprocate in our forgiveness of others. (Luke 23:34)
We believe is striving to live holy, blameless lives before God by seeking the mind of Christ daily. (Romans 12:1-2)
The ministry of marriage is the divine institution of man and woman sharing a life together in holy matrimony. The beauty of marriage, in the uniting of two hearts, illustrates Christ's intentionality of being married to the church.
We believe God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Genesis 1:26-27)
We believe the term "marriage" has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Genesis 2:18-25)
We believe God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Corinthians 6:18; 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4)
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 455 of 1607 | 49 of 177 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 989 of 1608 | 105 of 178 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 835 of 1608 | 83 of 178 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 44 of 1607 | 4 of 177 |
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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% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 5% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 93% | 67% | 70% | 77% | 68% | 70% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 4% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 7% | 33% | 30% | 23% | 32% | 30% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 81% | 83% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 102% | 112% | 102% | 106% | 88% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 84% | 90% | 79% | 85% | 73% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | -2% | -12% | -2% | -6% | 12% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | -7% | -33% | -5% | -11% | 24% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 11% | 13% | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.56 | 1.77 | 1.53 | 1.98 | 1.71 | 1.55 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 2.89 | 9.27 | 8.63 | 6.47 | 5.20 | 2.11 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.11 | 16.37 | 13.22 | 12.82 | 8.86 | 3.27 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 10.39 | 3.00 | 3.04 | 9.65 | 13.91 | 51.12 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.09 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.09 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.84 | 1.26 | 3.59 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 48% | 50% | 16% | 20% | 10% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 145% | 30% | 33% | 42% | 47% | 58% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Cash | $40,933 | $57,962 | $178,536 | $0 | $889,014 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $479,747 | $563,667 | $489,241 | $915,572 | $1,590,504 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $520,680 | $621,629 | $667,777 | $915,572 | $2,479,518 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $3,362,994 | $3,458,450 | $3,593,044 | $3,754,271 | $2,660,796 |
| Other long-term assets | $943,352 | $1,285,803 | $56,805 | $87,438 | $95,662 |
| Total long-term assets | $4,306,346 | $4,744,253 | $3,649,849 | $3,841,709 | $2,756,458 |
| Total assets | $4,827,026 | $5,365,882 | $4,317,626 | $4,757,281 | $5,235,976 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $173,389 | $204,203 | $69,209 | $65,828 | $48,502 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $173,389 | $204,203 | $69,209 | $65,828 | $48,502 |
| Debt | $339,301 | $379,187 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1,783,072 | $2,080,913 | $642,294 | $895,380 | $486,575 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $2,122,373 | $2,460,100 | $642,294 | $895,380 | $486,575 |
| Total liabilities | $2,295,762 | $2,664,303 | $711,503 | $961,208 | $535,077 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $2,451,402 | $2,674,171 | $3,585,712 | $3,790,523 | $4,600,894 |
| With donor restrictions | $79,862 | $27,408 | $20,411 | $5,550 | $100,005 |
| Net assets | $2,531,264 | $2,701,579 | $3,606,123 | $3,796,073 | $4,700,899 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $5,595,830 | $5,145,214 | $6,433,601 | $5,230,601 | $6,486,065 |
| Program service revenue | $2,244,695 | $1,966,406 | $1,769,117 | $2,062,222 | $2,558,126 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $130,074 | $6 | $83 | ($3,322) | $212 |
| Other revenue | $383,520 | $201,444 | $166,620 | $389,882 | $197,991 |
| Total other revenue | $2,758,289 | $2,167,856 | $1,935,820 | $2,448,782 | $2,756,329 |
| Total revenue | $8,354,119 | $7,313,070 | $8,369,421 | $7,679,383 | $9,242,394 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Program services | $6,986,777 | $6,596,429 | $6,601,963 | $6,541,921 | $6,777,773 |
| Management and general | $908,506 | $1,076,580 | $1,412,264 | $987,647 | $996,695 |
| Fundraising | $629,151 | $544,605 | $545,144 | $585,189 | $343,508 |
| Total expenses | $8,524,434 | $8,217,614 | $8,559,371 | $8,114,757 | $8,117,976 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($170,315) | ($904,544) | ($189,950) | ($435,374) | $1,124,418 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($170,315) | ($904,544) | ($189,950) | ($435,374) | $1,124,418 |
Compensation
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 1/26/2026. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
In 1981, Visalia Rescue Mission was started... as a soup kitchen to feed the homeless of Visalia. It has since grown to become the largest, privately funded, non-profit organization in Tulare and Kings Counties thanks to our faithful donors and supporters who believe in the work of the Mission.
Program accomplishments
2021 Impact Statistics
93,684 kitchen meals served
470 shelter guests served
14 life change academy graduates
868 case management counseling services