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| Charity Name | City Union Mission | Bridgeport Rescue Mission | Visalia Rescue Mission | Good Samaritan Ministries | Mercy's Gate |
| Location | Kansas City, MO | Bridgeport, CT | Visalia, CA | Johnson City, TN | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Overall Rating |
(97.50) |
(80.33) |
(88.18) |
(75.97) |
(78.66) |
| Financial Rating | (96.47) |
(74.45) |
(85.33) |
(75.00) |
(80.47) |
| A&T Rating | (100.00) |
(89.00) |
(92.00) |
(77.00) |
(77.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 83.5% | 71.1% | 86.0% | 96.3% | 77.9% |
| Admin Expenses | 6.8% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 2.5% | 13.3% |
| Fund Expenses | 9.5% | 20.1% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 8.7% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.08 | $0.19 | $0.08 | $0.01 | $0.09 |
| Program Growth | 6.9% | 5.9% | 2.8% | -1.8% | -15.0% |
| Working Capital | 2.48 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.09 | 0.24 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 1.4% | 7.4% | 19.8% | 46.5% | 4.3% |
| Total Revenue | $14,848,688 | $4,648,945 | $7,548,920 | $4,267,781 | $863,977 |
| Total Expenses | $14,391,614 | $4,466,814 | $7,155,111 | $4,361,667 | $849,643 |
| Excess/Deficit | $457,074 | $182,131 | $393,809 | $-93,886 | $14,334 |
| Net Assets | $34,759,062 | $1,973,308 | $3,154,676 | $442,173 | $245,842 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$59,220 0.41% |
$78,972 1.76% |
N/A N/A |
$41,493 0.95% |
$34,630 4.07% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | |  |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
