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
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 475 of 1130 | 63 of 139 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 874 of 1130 | 119 of 139 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 372 of 1130 | 53 of 139 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 297 of 1130 | 32 of 139 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
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 ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
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 ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.67 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.00 | 9.71 | 14.25 | 9.08 | 4.22 | 4.68 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.76 | 6.30 | 7.40 | 6.08 | 2.97 | 3.15 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 13.28 | 3.25 | 1.74 | 5.59 | 10.31 | 7.41 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.13 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.98 | 1.32 | 0.69 | 1.62 | 3.65 | 3.29 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
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 | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| 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 assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| 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 | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| 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 assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| 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
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Donald Dee | President & CEO | $243,404 |
| Edvin Liku | VP of Operations | $133,052 |
| Michelle Smith | VP of Development | $102,897 |
Compensation data as of: 9/30/2024
Response from ministry
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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