San Diego Rescue Mission

The information on this page was last updated 9/21/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

Since 1955, the San Diego Rescue Mission has been providing meals, shelter, clothing, education and job-skills training for men, women, and single parents with children experiencing homelessness.


Contact information

Mailing address:
San Diego Rescue Mission
PO Box 80427
San Diego, CA 92138

Website: www.sdrescue.org

Phone: (619) 687-3720

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 951874073

CEO/President: Donnie Dee

Chairman: John Fullmer

Board size: 13

Founder: Church and business leaders

Ruling year: 1957

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 09/30

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1985


Purpose

To see God transform the lives of those experiencing homelessness, impacting San Diego one life at a time.


Mission statement

To lovingly address the needs of men, women and children experiencing homelessness by sharing the Good News of Salvation and providing a holistic approach to rehabilitation and recovery.


Statement of faith

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating475 of 113063 of 139
Fund acquisition rating874 of 1130119 of 139
Resource allocation rating372 of 113053 of 139
Asset utilization rating297 of 113032 of 139

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
12%18%19%13%12%13%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
9%17%18%12%10%9%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
92%95%92%98%89%71%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
11%14%19%12%12%12%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
8%5%8%2%11%29%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
80%81%74%84%83%81%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
95%122%92%105%85%75%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
74%99%69%88%70%61%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
5%-22%8%-5%15%25%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
5%-34%9%-7%19%36%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
9%5%6%5%5%7%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.530.650.520.670.700.67
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
3.009.7114.259.084.224.68
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.766.307.406.082.973.15
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
13.283.251.745.5910.317.41
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.070.310.570.180.100.13
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.981.320.691.623.653.29
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
9%66%53%56%31%38%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%59%45%49%23%28%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
155%53%91%66%98%92%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20242023202220212020
Cash$3,845,769$1,573,879$3,835,684$6,637,543$5,093,246
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$1,034,101$1,580,461$810,737$478,893$510,510
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$4,879,870$3,154,340$4,646,421$7,116,436$5,603,756
Long-term investments$5,262,657$6,360,880$5,186,283$2,785,544$1,562,389
Fixed assets$25,777,766$26,490,383$26,199,385$17,193,703$17,890,466
Other long-term assets$11,479,788$8,946,349$6,162,370$2,948,408$1,160,971
Total long-term assets$42,520,211$41,797,612$37,548,038$22,927,655$20,613,826
Total assets$47,400,081$44,951,952$42,194,459$30,044,091$26,217,582
 
Liabilities20242023202220212020
Payables and accrued expenses$1,423,723$1,677,753$678,553$552,258$621,772
Other current liabilities$78,030$134,863$153,205$137,680$134,368
Total current liabilities$1,501,753$1,812,616$831,758$689,938$756,140
Debt$28,183,143$20,350,967$20,802,712$7,000,000$7,308,313
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$1,544,919$1,512,607$1,813,568$1,741,816$1,909,216
Total long-term liabilities$29,728,062$21,863,574$22,616,280$8,741,816$9,217,529
Total liabilities$31,229,815$23,676,190$23,448,038$9,431,754$9,973,669
 
Net assets20242023202220212020
Without donor restrictions$13,354,049$17,049,245$15,131,518$20,351,345$16,074,772
With donor restrictions$2,816,217$4,226,517$3,614,903$260,992$169,141
Net assets$16,170,266$21,275,762$18,746,421$20,612,337$16,243,913
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20242023202220212020
Total contributions$24,026,962$23,425,989$26,277,060$22,121,413$16,591,433
Program service revenue$50,227$47,797$91,534$713,641$609,354
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$156,208$132,250$25,274$1,876,495$6,086,822
Other revenue$1,052,605$1,733,300$509,731$219,441$228,236
Total other revenue$1,259,040$1,913,347$626,539$2,809,577$6,924,412
Total revenue$25,286,002$25,339,336$26,903,599$24,930,990$23,515,845
 
Expenses20242023202220212020
Program services$24,950,977$17,371,244$23,636,176$17,464,856$14,374,933
Management and general$1,498,460$1,424,087$1,284,020$1,045,161$1,178,954
Fundraising$4,299,776$4,538,331$3,342,248$2,603,266$2,122,484
Total expenses$30,749,213$23,333,662$28,262,444$21,113,283$17,676,371
 
Change in net assets20242023202220212020
Surplus (deficit)($5,463,211)$2,005,674($1,358,845)$3,817,707$5,839,474
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets($5,463,211)$2,005,674($1,358,845)$3,817,707$5,839,474

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Donald DeePresident & CEO$243,404
Edvin LikuVP of Operations$133,052
Michelle SmithVP of Development$102,897

Compensation data as of: 9/30/2024


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History

Throughout its history, the San Diego Rescue Mission has established itself as a city leader on the issue of homelessness in San Diego. While our programs and services have adapted and evolved to meet the ever-changing needs of the men, women and children experiencing homelessness in our city, our focus on faith, integrity compassion and excellence have remained the same throughout the decades.

Our story began in 1954, when a group of San Diego church and business leaders, lead by Arnold Theisen, met to address the growing plight of the community's homeless and hungry.

With a resolve to meet the growing need, the City Rescue Mission was founded in 1955 and immediately began providing food, clothing, and spiritual guidance to our city's homeless. In 1958, this soup kitchen expanded its services to include short-term shelter and services for up to 85 men. Two years later, the Mission made history by opening the first shelter for women and children in San Diego County.

As city redevelopment efforts intensified in the mid-1980s, the number of people experiencing homelessness grew to a crisis level. Once again, the Mission (now known as the San Diego Rescue Mission) responded by opening a new and much larger facility for men at 1150 J Street in 1985. During this time, the organization also took a new, innovative approach in seeking long-term solutions to homelessness by the creation of a new program providing education and job training.

In 1993, the purchase and renovation of buildings on South 16th Street allowed the San Diego Rescue Mission to open a new Women and Children's Center. In 2000, the Mission created a new overnight emergency shelter for women and children, Nueva Vida Haven, to address the growing population of families in need. Nueva Vida Haven continues to serve 60 women and children nightly.

In 2004, the San Diego Rescue Mission had the opportunity to consolidate all its rehabilitation programs under one roof. The former Harbor View Medical Center on 120 Elm Street would become the Mission's permanent home. This move would more than double its capacity to serve men, women, and children in need.

It was here at 120 Elm Street, that Mission Academy, our year-long residential program, was born. This program deepened the focus on long-term recovery and rehabilitation by creating a trauma-informed, holistic approach to service. In 2015, a state-licensed, no cost preschool was established to serve children ages 2-5 years old experiencing homelessness. This preschool continues to be the only one of its kind in San Diego County.

In 2020, the Rescue Mission partnered with Bread of Life Rescue Mission in Oceanside, officially establishing Bread of Life as our North County Center. With the vision to impact homelessness county-wide, the Mission is now exploring new opportunities to deepen and expand their efforts throughout the county.

Today, the San Diego Rescue Mission serves thousands of men, women, and children each year through our no-cost, Christ-centered programs with the goal of keeping people off the streets - permanently.


Program accomplishments

Your impact in 2022

Served 230,190 meals

Offered 74,194 nights of shelter

Provided 107,640 hours of job training

Provided 11,281 hours of counseling

Donated 3 million pounds of food

Distributed 11,000 homeless care packs

Offered 39,940 hours of early childhood education


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