Mission: We exist to serve and glorify God through Christ-centered ministry that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of hurting people in the greater Lexington area.
Every day, we see people struggling to survive. People who are hungry. People who are homeless. People who are incarcerated. People who are on the brink of losing everything. Starting with practical assistance, we get to know our guests. We get to know their stories, their struggles, and their pain. And we offer hope.
We encourage them. We pray with them. We counsel them. And we offer the help they need - food for the hungry, transitional housing for men who homeless, training and mentorship for those in jail, and financial assistance for families on the brink of eviction or utility shut-off.
Most importantly, we invite people into the presence of Jesus, who promises true rest for all who are weary and heavy-laden. Through Him, lives are transformed…today and for eternity.
Lexington Rescue Mission is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2001, and donations are tax-deductible.
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This charity's score is 89.35, earning it a 3-Star rating. Donors can "Give with Confidence" to this charity.
This score is calculated from two sub-scores:
Finance: 84.94 View details
Accountability & Transparency: 100.00 View details
This score represents Form 990 data from 2020, the latest year published by the IRS.
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Program Expense Ratio
67.3%
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This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's average program expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Administrative Expenses
10.1%
As reported by charities on their IRS Form 990, this measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's average administrative expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Expenses
22.4%
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Source: IRS Form 990
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
3.2%
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Part of our goal in rating the financial performance of charities is to help donors assess the financial capacity and sustainability of a charity. As do organizations in other sectors, charities must be mindful of their management of total liabilites in relation to their total assets. This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and or long term sustainability. Dividing a charity's total liabilities by its total assets yields this percentage.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Efficiency
$0.18
The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its average fundraising expenses by the average total contributions it receives. We calculate the charity's average expenses and average contributions over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Working Capital Ratio
1.69 years
Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net available assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form 990. We include in a charity's working capital unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets, and exclude permanently restricted net assets. Dividing these net available assets in the most recent year by a charity's average total expenses, yields the working capital ratio. We calculate the charity's average total expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Growth
17.87%
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Source: IRS Form 990
Governance
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Policies
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The privacy policy must be specific to donor information. A general website policy which references "visitor" or "user" personal information will not suffice. A policy that refers to donor information collected on the website is also not sufficient as the policy must be comprehensive and applicable to both online and offline donors. The existence of a privacy policy of any type does not prohibit the charity itself from contacting the donor for informational, educational, or solicitation purposes. (Less) |
Transparency
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Total Revenue and Expenses
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Salary of Key Persons
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Jim Connell, Executive Director
$67,546 (3.06% of Total Expenses)
Laura Carr, Executive Director
$72,512 (3.28% of Total Expenses)
Current CEO and Board Chair can be found in the Leadership & Adaptability report below.
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
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Pandemic Response
Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Lexington Rescue Mission reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Staffing
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
We received a tremendous amount of support from the community to serve those who were most vulnerable during the pandemic, particularly the homeless, those who lost jobs, and people being released early from incarceration due to COVID.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
We launched a new program, Neighbor Helping Neighbor, to provide critical supplies to our neighbors who were shut-in, lacked transportation, or were unable to access food, water, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and hygiene products. We also adjusted many of our services to be able to stay open during the pandemic and serve those who were struggling. For instance, we changed our community meals to carry-out meals, rearranged our Outreach Center to be able to provide socially-distanced day shelter for the homeless, offered appointments and chapel services outdoors, provided Walmart gift cards for those in need of clothing since local thrift stores were shut down, and provided for motel stays for homeless ex-offenders who could not stay at local shelters. We also had to test our residents in our transitional homes weekly for COVID, submit results to the health department, and provide off-site housing for them as needed to quarantine.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We coordinated all of our services through regular phone calls and Zoom meetings with the local Continuum of Care, the county health department, and the Mayor's Office to ensure we were able to meet the standards set by the governor and the CDC to stay open and provide essential services to the homeless and hungry during COVID-19.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We shifted a lot of our internal infrastructure to cloud-based solutions, including our accounting and HR software, and we implemented Microsoft Business 365 to be able to work remotely and share files between laptops and desktops. All of these changes will be kept and has helped us to operate more efficiently as an organization.
Historical Ratings
| Date Published | Form 990 FYE | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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| 12/23/2021 | 2020 | 89.35 | |
| 12/23/2020 | 2019 | 81.89 | |
| 9/3/2019 | 2018 | 81.73 | |
| 3/1/2019 | 2017 | 79.19 |  |
| 11/1/2018 | 2017 | 78.61 | |
This organization received multiple star ratings within this fiscal year, due to an update to its Accountability and Transparency data and/or the receipt of an amended Form 990. | |||
| 12/22/2017 | 2016 | 75.42 | |
| 6/1/2017 | 2015 | 68.77 |  |
| 2/1/2017 | 2015 | 68.64 | |
| 12/21/2016 | 2014 | 66.73 | |
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Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
Lexington Rescue Mission cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Largest Programs
Lexington Rescue Mission reported its three largest programs on its FY 2020 Form 990 as:
$645,943
Spent in most recent FY
42%
Percent of program expenses
Outreach Services
$342,764
Spent in most recent FY
22%
Percent of program expenses
Restorative Services
$276,256
Spent in most recent FY
18%
Percent of program expenses
Advance Lexington: Job Placement Services
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Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by Lexington Rescue Mission is a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
We exist to serve and glorify God through Christ-centered ministry that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of hurting people in the greater Lexington area. Every day, we see people struggling to survive. People who are hungry. People who are homeless. People who are incarcerated. People who are on the brink of losing everything. Starting with practical assistance, we get to know our guests. We get to know their stories, their struggles, and their pain. And we offer hope. We encourage them. We pray with them. We counsel them. And we offer the help they need - food for the hungry, transitional housing for men and women who are homeless, jobs for those who are unemployed, training and mentoring for those in jail, and financial assistance to move homeless families into housing. Most importantly, we invite people into the presence of Jesus, who promises true rest for all who are weary and heavy-laden. Through Him, lives are transformed…today and for eternity.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Rebuilding lives
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Find and acquire sufficient space for outreach services.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Develop rich partnerships that provide more holistic care, deeper spiritual discipleship, more outside-the-walls ministry, strong referral networks, and healthy places for clients to live and work.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Build strong mentoring programs across all divisions and equip and support volunteers to take on lay leadership roles.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
Our organization has paid for our leadership team to attend the national Citygate Network conference to learn from leaders at rescue missions from across the country.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
The Lexington Rescue Mission is actively involved in the Lexington-Fayette Continuum of Care, which coordinates a community response to preventing and ending homelessness, and partners with the City of Lexington through ONE Lexington's Safety Net Initiative and serving as a Mayor's Workforce Development Partner. Our Executive Director is Chair of the Fayette County Emergency Food & Shelter Board, and our Director of Outreach is Chair of the Resource Office for Social Ministries Board. Our Director of Re-Entry Services is completing a fellowship with JustLeadership USA's Leading with Conviction program and regularly speaks at conferences and on panels about criminal justice issues, including, most recently, at the Kentucky Criminal Justice Reform and Smart Justice conferences. The mission raises awareness of our mission and cause through our Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as our direct mail appeals and newsletters, which reach over 8,000 households.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
2020 arrived like any other year. Throughout January and February, we worked hard to keep people warm, fed, clothed, and housed. Then, on March 16, the world turned upside down. We sent all staff and volunteers who were over 60 home, for what we thought would be a couple of weeks, until this new virus could be contained. We quickly learned we were in this for the long haul. The first decision we made was that we could not shut down. People needed us more than ever and had even less access to resources during the quarantine. The second decision was that we had to make changes to all our procedures and programs to accommodate the new requirements. Our skeleton crew jumped in and did anything that was required. They cleaned, they cooked meals, they helped meet client needs, they washed dishes and more. We had to change the way we served meals and distribute them in to-go containers. We had to make sure our homeless clients were wearing masks and were socially distanced so they could use the mission for daytime shelter when they had nowhere else to go. We moved our chapel and our meal service outside. We partnered with a distillery to employ people to make hand sanitizer. We found emergency shelter in motels for ex-offenders who were released early due to the pandemic. Our next challenge came on November 12, when a fire caused extensive damage to our Outreach Center. Thankfully, the Robert H. Williams Cultural Center came to our rescue by letting us use their facilities while ours were being repaired. By far, the most important thing we experienced in 2020 was God’s faithfulness. He rallied His people to band together to support the people served by the Mission. Individuals, churches, and businesses turned out in record number to offer their financial support, provide meals, donate toilet paper and cleaning supplies and much more. This outpouring of support meant people in need could be cared for, and the Mission could operate at full speed throughout the year.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
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Organization Leadership
Laura Carr
Executive Director
Gary Loucks
President
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Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
Culture & Community Score
86
out of 100
Lexington Rescue Mission has earned a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating. The organization provided data about how it listens to constituents (Constituent Feedback) and its Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) practices (see report below).
The Culture & Community Beacon is comprised of the following metrics:
Constituent Feedback: 100/100 (30% of beacon score)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: 80/100 (70% of beacon score)
Culture & Community Report
86
of 100 points
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
80/100 points
70% of beacon score
This organization's score of 80 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 3 diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective DEI policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
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Methodology
We are utilizing data collected by Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Constituent Feedback
100/100 points
30% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
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Methodology
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Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Below you can find more information about the metrics we currently evaluate in this beacon and their relevance to nonprofit performance.
Constituent Feedback
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
