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Stewpot Community Services

Faith meeting needs in our community

four stars

91.36

1100 West Capitol Street Jackson, MS 39203
tel: (601) 353-2759   Web Site
EIN: 64-0655566

Board Leadership
Mike Upton
Chair

CEO
Jill Barnes-Buckley
Executive Director

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 91.36 four stars
  Financial 90.00 four stars
  Accountability & Transparency 93.00 four stars
This rating was published 05/01/2020 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

Founded in 1981, Stewpot Community Services provides thousands of men, women and children with hot meals, groceries, clothing, shelter, childcare, mentoring and other programs to nurture them and help them get back on their feet. Stewpot, which began as a simple soup kitchen, has developed into an organization offering 17 series - from shelter, to clothing, to counseling, to children's programs. We recognize the giftedness in everyone who walks through our doors and affirm the importance of inter-faith and ecumenical cooperation.

Founded in 1981, Stewpot Community Services provides thousands of men, women and children with hot meals, groceries, clothing, shelter, childcare, mentoring and other programs to nurture them and help them get back on their feet. Stewpot, which began as a simple soup kitchen, has developed into an organization offering 17 series - from shelter, to clothing, to counseling, to children's programs. We recognize the giftedness in everyone who walks through our doors and affirm the importance of inter-faith and ecumenical cooperation.

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: Stewpot Community Services
Program Activities
Stewpot Community Services provides people experiencing homelessness with a temporary place to stay.
Impact Statement
$60 provides a night of shelter for a person experiencing homelessness.
Impact Assessment
4/5
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 Stewpot Community Services.
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 June 2020, 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.

Learn more about how we calculate the overall score and rating.

Financial

four stars

90.00

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

93.00

This rating was published 05/01/2020 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)		 86.9%
  Administrative Expenses 8.4%
  Fundraising Expenses 4.6%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.04
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 1.70
  Program Expenses Growth -1.3%
  Liabilities to Assets 3.8%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Stewpot Community Services on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Stewpot Community Services 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
Stewpot Community Services (MS) 91.36 four stars
Raphael House of San Francisco (CA) 85.57 three stars
Pillars (WI) 88.89 three stars
Father Woody's Haven of Hope (CO) 87.25 three stars
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless (MA) 89.02 three stars

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REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $1,799,505
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $224,174
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $236,692
Total Contributions $2,260,371
   Program Service Revenue $45,058
Total Primary Revenue $2,305,429
   Other Revenue $-38,456
TOTAL REVENUE $2,266,973
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $1,916,735
   Administrative Expenses $194,504
   Fundraising Expenses $77,006
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $2,188,245
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $78,728
   
Net Assets $3,748,585

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.

Program Name Amount Spent % of Program Expenses
Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry Facilities $1,080,554 56.4%
Operation of Shelter Homes $801,448 41.8%
Bratton Street Development Project $34,733 1.8%

Ratings History
Stewpot Community Services has received 7 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2018-12 05/01/2020 91.36 four stars
2017-12 02/01/2019 91.15 four stars
2016-12 03/01/2018 93.67 four stars
2015-12 03/01/2017 97.70 four stars
2014-12 06/01/2016 94.86 four stars
 
CN 2.0
2014-12 04/01/2016 90.43 four stars
2013-12 07/01/2015 90.02 four stars
2012-12 04/01/2014 92.92 four stars
2011-12 07/01/2013 83.78 three stars
2010-12 04/01/2012 86.97 three stars
2009-12 09/20/2011 82.43 three stars
 
CN 1.0
2009-12 04/01/2011 77.21 two stars
2008-12 07/01/2010 90.06 four stars
2007-12 05/01/2009 80.97 three stars
2006-12 02/01/2008 85.32 three stars
2005-12 04/01/2007 79.43 two stars
2004-12 06/01/2006 85.67 three stars
2003-12 11/01/2005 87.16 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 64-0655566
Name in IRS Master File STEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
NTEE Code [Not Provided by IRS]
NTEE Classification [Not Provided by IRS]
NTEE Type [Not Provided by IRS]
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities (408) Community service organization
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 March, 1982
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End December
IRS Forms 990
(provided courtesy of Foundation Center)		 (Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!)
  • December, 2017
  • December, 2016
  • December, 2015
  • December, 2014
  • December, 2013
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$70,000 3.19% Jill Buckley Executive Director

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Stewpot Community Services (MS) 91.36 four stars
Larkin Street Youth Services (CA) 91.05 four stars
Sunnyvale Community Services (CA) 95.25 four stars
Samaritan Ministries (NC) 91.02 four stars
Interfaith Family Services (TX) 88.05 three stars

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Charity Contact Info

Stewpot Community Services
1100 West Capitol Street
Jackson, MS 39203
tel: (601) 353-2759
fax: (601) 353-7071
EIN: 64-0655566

Mail donations to:
P.O. Box 3610
Jackson, MS 39207

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Board Leadership

Mike Upton
Chair

CEO

Jill Barnes-Buckley
Executive Director

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