Visalia Rescue Mission 
Summary
Founded in 1981, we are a faith-based, non-profit organization celebrating 35 years of service to Tulare and Kings County homeless, formerly incarcerated, and those struggling with addiction. We are funded entirely by donations from local organizations, businesses, and individuals.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Visalia Rescue Mission
PO Box 109
Visalia, CA 93279
Website: vrmhope.org
Phone: 559-740-4178
Email: hope@vymhope.org
Organization details
EIN: 942902666
CEO/President: Al Oliver
Chairman: John Anderson and Michael Allen
Board size: 13
Founder:
Year founded: 1983
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
As we ease the suffering of hurting individuals and help them achieve independence and self-sufficiency, we build up individuals and families in the community and as a result, the whole community benefits.
Mission statement
Partnering with Central California to serve the poor and those in need with the love and power of the gospel of Christ, so they may become God-dependent and contributing members of their community.
Statement of faith
1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, ultimately authoritative word of God.
2. We believe in the Trinity. There is one God, eternally existing as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is Deity, that He was born of a virgin, that we are redeemed by His atoning death through His shed blood, that He bodily resurrected and ascended into heaven, and that he will come again in power and great glory.
4. We believe that men and women are saved through a direct, personal encounter with the Risen Lord, at which time the Holy Spirit regenerates them.
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whom Christ indwells each believer empowering him/her to live a Godly life of obedience as he/she reaches for maturity.
6. We believe the Holy Spirit unites all true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that together they form one body, the church.
Our creed is Christ...Our law is love.
Transparency grade
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 51 of 660 | 6 of 91 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 221 of 662 | 28 of 91 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 86 of 662 | 13 of 91 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 60 of 660 | 7 of 91 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 10% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 7% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 9% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 90% | 67% | 61% | 64% | 63% | 65% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 9% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 10% | 33% | 39% | 36% | 37% | 35% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 79% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 84% | 87% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 98% | 98% | 95% | 98% | 105% | 97% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 86% | 83% | 84% | 88% | 85% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | -5% | 3% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | 6% | 12% | 5% | -12% | 6% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.57 | 1.95 | 1.82 | 1.69 | 1.90 | 1.73 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 4.21 | 3.28 | 3.64 | 3.89 | 5.91 | 6.48 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.49 | 6.39 | 6.62 | 6.58 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 9.98 | 14.77 | 8.09 | 7.95 | 5.83 | 7.22 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.21 | 1.75 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 0.88 | 0.92 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 18% | 20% | 32% | 29% | 23% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 147% | 42% | 44% | 40% | 38% | 44% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Cash | $454,114 | $138,026 | $439,113 | $199,085 | $250,457 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $788,238 | $942,872 | $601,942 | $421,451 | $336,972 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,242,352 | $1,080,898 | $1,041,055 | $620,536 | $587,429 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $2,759,375 | $2,779,168 | $2,942,897 | $2,973,275 | $3,141,989 |
| Other long-term assets | $77,577 | $74,784 | $68,712 | $71,782 | $78,268 |
| Total long-term assets | $2,836,952 | $2,853,952 | $3,011,609 | $3,045,057 | $3,220,257 |
| Total assets | $4,079,304 | $3,934,850 | $4,052,664 | $3,665,593 | $3,807,686 |
| Liabilities | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $84,104 | $133,558 | $131,022 | $106,501 | $81,371 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $84,104 | $133,558 | $131,022 | $106,501 | $81,371 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $650,317 | $646,616 | $1,160,775 | $940,372 | $804,831 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $650,317 | $646,616 | $1,160,775 | $940,372 | $804,831 |
| Total liabilities | $734,421 | $780,174 | $1,291,797 | $1,046,873 | $886,202 |
| Net assets | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Unrestricted | $3,266,270 | $3,072,079 | $2,694,872 | $2,492,131 | $2,786,306 |
| Temporarily restricted | $78,613 | $82,597 | $65,995 | $126,589 | $135,178 |
| Permanently restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $3,344,883 | $3,154,676 | $2,760,867 | $2,618,720 | $2,921,484 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Total contributions | $5,448,438 | $4,596,509 | $4,489,091 | $4,196,281 | $4,406,750 |
| Program service revenue | $2,476,049 | $2,362,518 | $1,950,675 | $2,110,114 | $1,905,470 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | ($3,401) | $142,259 | $239 | ($94,556) | ($2,681) |
| Other revenue | $203,381 | $447,634 | $554,249 | $460,064 | $480,003 |
| Total other revenue | $2,676,029 | $2,952,411 | $2,505,163 | $2,475,622 | $2,382,792 |
| Total revenue | $8,124,467 | $7,548,920 | $6,994,254 | $6,671,903 | $6,789,542 |
| Expenses | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Program services | $7,012,144 | $6,264,547 | $5,899,298 | $5,891,729 | $5,761,039 |
| Management and general | $558,465 | $628,052 | $609,726 | $616,792 | $540,255 |
| Fundraising | $363,651 | $262,512 | $343,083 | $466,146 | $300,305 |
| Total expenses | $7,934,260 | $7,155,111 | $6,852,107 | $6,974,667 | $6,601,599 |
| Change in net assets | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $190,207 | $393,809 | $142,147 | ($302,764) | $187,943 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $190,207 | $393,809 | $142,147 | ($302,764) | $187,943 |
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History
The Mission was established in 1981 by a group of community members as an overnight shelter and soup kitchen for the homeless in Visalia. Today, it has become the county's largest privately-funded non-profit organization addressing the complicated issues of poverty, homelessness, and recovery.