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Human Services : Rescue Missions

Fairbanks Rescue Mission

Making a difference one life at a time

three stars

89.35

723 27th Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99701
tel: (907) 452-5343   Web Site
EIN: 23-7326856

Board Leadership
Timbo Erickson
President

CEO
Austin Brown
Interim Executive Director

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 89.35 three stars
  Financial 98.74 four stars
  Accountability & Transparency 85.00 three stars
This rating was published 02/01/2020 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

Fairbanks Rescue Mission exists to serve Christ and our community by addressing the physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, and social well-being of all those whom God brings to our doors. We serve homeless men, women, and children from not only the city of Fairbanks but also the entire Fairbanks North Star Borough community and the outlying rural areas. The Mission operates the only overnight men's and women's emergency shelter in Interior Alaska. We play a key role in the life of our community. Lives are changed at the Fairbanks Rescue Mission every day. We try to meet both the spiritual and physical needs in helping needs towards restoration -- to a correct relationship with God and a productive relationship within our society. Long-term transformation is our goal.

Fairbanks Rescue Mission exists to serve Christ and our community by addressing the physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, and social well-being of all those whom God brings to our doors. We serve homeless men, women, and children from not only the city of Fairbanks but also the entire Fairbanks North Star Borough community and the outlying rural areas. The Mission operates the only overnight men's and women's emergency shelter in Interior Alaska. We play a key role in the life of our community. Lives are changed at the Fairbanks Rescue Mission every day. We try to meet both the spiritual and physical needs in helping needs towards restoration -- to a correct relationship with God and a productive relationship within our society. Long-term transformation is our goal.

Impact Information

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This charity has reported a measure of cost-effectiveness: how much impact (per dollar) your donation will have on the charity's social outcome. The cost-effectiveness calculation was performed using protocols developed by ImpactMatters, an independent auditor of philanthropic impact.

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Program Name: Fairbanks Rescue Mission
Program Activities
Fairbanks Rescue Mission provides people experiencing homelessness with a temporary place to stay.
Impact Statement
$20 provides a night of shelter for a person experiencing homelessness.
Impact Assessment
5/5
Assessment Benchmark
Impact assessments of emergency shelters are based on the cost of providing a night of shelter relative to the Fair Market Rent in that county. Programs receive a 5/5 assessment if they are less than 200% the cost of a meal and a 4/5 assessment if they are less than 400%. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the threshold for cost-effectiveness, it earns a 3/5 assessment.
Methodology
ImpactMatters analyzed publicly available data to rate the cost-effectiveness of Fairbanks Rescue Mission.
Data Source
We look for self-reported shelter nights. If we cannot find this information we estimate it using HIC data.
Method for Attributing Outcomes
We assume that the provision of shelter by one nonprofit does not diminish the provision of shelter by any other (neighboring) nonprofit. We also assume there is, in general, no slack capacity in the homeless shelter system. In the absence of a given shelter, beneficiaries would not be able to stay at another shelter because other shelters are assumed to have no beds to spare. We therefore set the counterfactual to zero.
Details
Analysis conducted by ImpactMatters and published on November 22, 2019.
Few charities provide estimates of cost-effectiveness, but the measure is exactly what discerning donors need to make effective decisions about spending their philanthropic dollars. This charity has estimated cost-effectiveness using either the Guided Impact Reporting (G.I.R.) free app created by ImpactMatters or by undergoing a rigorous audit of its impact by ImpactMatters. The G.I.R. app guides the charity through a tightly scripted series of questions that generate an estimate of cost-effectiveness. The protocol takes all due account of estimates of counterfactual successes and other dictates of social science. Impact audits provide expert independent assessment of the charity's cost-effectiveness and evidence of effectiveness.
This impact information is current as of November 2019, when it was provided to us by ImpactMatters. At this time, Impact information published on this organization's page has no effect on its rating per our methodology.

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Financial

four stars

98.74

Accountability & Transparency

three stars

85.00

This rating was published 02/01/2020 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 80.6%
  Administrative Expenses 11.0%
  Fundraising Expenses 8.3%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.08
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 2.71
  Program Expenses Growth 9.2%
  Liabilities to Assets 2.3%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Fairbanks Rescue Mission on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Fairbanks Rescue Mission on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
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 and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Fairbanks Rescue Mission (AK) 89.35 three stars
Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County (TX) 89.89 three stars
Greensboro Urban Ministry (NC) 92.38 four stars
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CA) 96.83 four stars
Carriage Town Ministries (MI) 91.57 four stars

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REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $915,493
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $10,000
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $701,466
Total Contributions $1,626,959
   Program Service Revenue $323,946
Total Primary Revenue $1,950,905
   Other Revenue $61,996
TOTAL REVENUE $2,012,901
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $1,611,642
   Administrative Expenses $205,313
   Fundraising Expenses $139,117
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $1,956,072
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $56,829
   
Net Assets $5,187,295

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Due to an error on this organization's Form 990, we are unable to display program information.

Ratings History

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2018-03 02/01/2020 89.35 three stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 23-7326856
Name in IRS Master File FAIRBANKS RESCUE MISSION INC
NTEE Code L41
NTEE Classification Homeless, Temporary Shelter For
NTEE Type Housing, Shelter
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (29) Other religious activities
(6) Missionary activities
(7) Evangelism
Foundation Status Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public   170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
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).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date December, 1973
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End March
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • March, 2017
  • March, 2016
  • March, 2015
  • March, 2014
  • March, 2013
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$104,001 5.31% Rodney Gaskins Executive Director

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Fairbanks Rescue Mission (AK) 89.35 three stars
Miami Rescue Mission (FL) 94.41 four stars
Jesus House (OK) 91.43 four stars
Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan (MI) 95.65 four stars
Christian HELP Foundation (FL) 86.67 three stars

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Charity Contact Info

Fairbanks Rescue Mission
723 27th Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99701
tel: (907) 452-5343
EIN: 23-7326856

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Board Leadership

Timbo Erickson
President

CEO

Austin Brown
Interim Executive Director

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