Re: jerseykev's assertions about financial reserves and length of time. I stand by my phrase "third rate." See previously published research below. Data, not mere assertions, from these links and others below. _http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/7622.htm_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/7622.htm) _http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.results&cuid=28&rgid=2&s tid=10_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.results&cuid =28&rgid=2&stid=10) ====================================================== Organizational Efficiency Program Expenses 65.4% Our data shows that 7 out of 10 charities we've evaluated spend at least 75% of their budget on the programs and services they exist to provide. Administrative Expenses 10.0% (presumably all the PPPP) e.g., David Scott Executive Director $85,307 Fundraising Expenses 24.5% lowest possible score Fundraising Efficiency $0.29 lowest possible score Overall Efficiency Rating: 1 Star The scale below shows how a charity's efficiency rating is derived from its efficiency score. 4-Star: 37.5 to 40 3-Star: 32.5 to 37.5 2-Star: 27.5 to 32.5 1-Star: 22.5 to 27.5 0-Star: < 22.5 ==================================================== (http://tinyurl.com/293s2w) 1) United Way of Morris County (_United Way of Morris County Homepage_ (http://www.uwmorris.org/index.html) ) is one of the top 50 recipients of charitable grants in NJ _http://tinyurl.com/293s2w_ (http://tinyurl.com/293s2w) . Its CEO: "We will hold ourselves accountable to the community for achieving meaningful and measurable results." 2) United Way of Morris County distributes its funds among 94 health and human service programs operated at 46 local member agencies....To achieve member agency status, agencies complete a membership and review process. This supports United Way's effort to honor its responsibility to donors to fund programs of agencies that are financially and operationally sound. Funding programs that address our work is one way United Way helps to improve quality of life in Morris County. [Programs must address self-sufficiency: _http://www.uwmorris.org/priorities/self_sufficiency.html_ (http://www.uwmorris.org/priorities/self_sufficiency.html) ]
a) Market Street Mission is NOT one of those 94 agencies: _http://www.uwmorris.org/gethelp/agencieslist.html#m_ (http://www.uwmorris.org/gethelp/agencieslist.html#m) [reason not found] b) Homeless solutions Inc. of Morristown, is Faith Based _NCC Poverty March 2003 -- Meeting Needs: Homeless Solutions_ (http://www.ncccusa.org/poverty/Stories-Meeting-4-HomelessSolutions.htm) , gets top rating of 4 Stars at Charity Navigator _Charity Navigator Rating - Homeless Solutions, Inc._ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/8532.htm) , is a member agency and funded by United Way _United Way of Morris County: Member Agencies List_ (http://www.uwmorris.org/gethelp/agencieslist.html#h) . =========================================================== Homeless Solutions assets = $6,708,273 and gets funds from United Way MSM assets = $6,240,336 non-member, gets no funds. _Charity Navigator - Compare Charities_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Charity Name _Market Street Mission_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/7622.htm) _Homeless Solutions, Inc._ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/8532.htm) Location Morristown, NJ Morristown, NJ Overall Rating (43.98) (68.17) Program Expenses 65.4% 81.7% Admin Expenses 10.0% 11.2% Fund Expenses 24.5% 7.1% Fund Efficiency $0.29 $0.05 Efficiency Rating (24.04) (38.17) Revenue Growth -1.0% 8.8% Program Growth 7.2% 12.7% Working Capital 1.03 1.53 Capacity Rating (19.94) (30.00) Total Revenue $3,036,479 $3,280,157 Total Expenses $2,640,961 $2,297,358 Excess/Deficit $395,518 $982,799 Net Assets $6,240,336 $6,708,273 CEO Compensation % of Expenses $85,307 3.23% $105,909 4.61% Donor Privacy Policy Yes No ===================================================== 1) In TIME magazine's _50 Coolest Websites for 2006_ (http://www.time.com/time/2006/50coolest/index.html) , editors chose Charity Navigator as the top site for philanthropy. ============================================= 2) Only one NJ homeless agency, Goodwill Rescue Mission in Newark, scores lower than MSM: _Charity Navigator Rating - Goodwill Rescue Mission_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/8002.htm) ; all others are higher than MSM. Charity Name _Market Street Mission_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/7622.htm) _Atlantic City Rescue Mission_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/9247.htm) _Rescue Mission of Trenton_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/9848.htm) _HomeFront_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/9849.htm) _Family Promise_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/9926.htm) Location Morristown, NJ Atlantic City, NJ Trenton, NJ Lawrenceville, NJ Summit , NJ Overall Rating (43.98) (58.06) (69.40) (61.59) (52.23) Program Expenses 65.4% 80.6% 93.9% 90.9% 87.5% Admin Expenses 10.0% 5.4% 5.3% 6.1% 6.5% Fund Expenses 24.5% 14.0% 0.7% 3.0% 6.1% Fund Efficiency $0.29 $0.16 $0.01 $0.06 $0.07 Efficiency Rating (24.04) (33.06) (39.40) (39.09) (38.75) Revenue Growth -1.0% 9.9% 11.1% 29.8% -3.1% Program Growth 7.2% 12.0% 13.4% 31.2% 5.3% Working Capital 1.03 0.32 1.39 0.14 0.91 Capacity Rating (19.94) (25.00) (30.00) (22.50) (13.49) Total Revenue $3,036,479 $3,552,515 $3,639,300 $4,556,080 $909,383 Total Expenses $2,640,961 $3,554,505 $3,464,492 $4,308,919 $1,015,774 Excess/Deficit $395,518 $-1,990 $174,808 $247,161 $-106,391 Net Assets $6,240,336 $4,468,492 $6,184,786 $766,433 $1,504,866 CEO Compensation % of Expenses $85,307 3.23% $81,712 2.29% $113,466 3.27% $88,410 2.05% $41,909 4.12% Donor Privacy Policy Yes Yes No No No ________________________________ America's Largest Charity Evaluator _http://www.charitynavigator.org_ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/) ------------------------------------- * Compare Charities: Perform side-by-side comparisons of up to 5 charities at time * Historical Data: View up to 3 years of ratings and financial data for each charity * Suggest a Charity: Let us know of charities you'd like to see on our site ===================== Additional References Overholt, Alison. _Charitable Deductions: Charity Navigator dares to hold the nation's nonprofits accountable for their fund-raising_ (http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/73/socialcapital.html) , August 2003. _The New York Times: Search for 'charity navigator'_ (http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?frow=0&n=10&srcht=s&query="charity+navigator"&srchst=nyt&hdlque ry=&bylquery=&daterange=full&mon1=01&day1=01&year1=1981&mon2=04&day2=30&year2= 2007&submit.x=35&submit.y=10) ========================================= CREDENTIALS? PROFESSIONALISM? Comb through MSM's web site yourself; it has nothing but jargon (e.g., "the people coming to the Mission for emergency shelter are suffering from drug and alcohol abuse, which makes these programs ideal feeders for the New Reality of Recovery life change program; the heart of the work of the Market Street Mission.") And yet NO Divinity School or seminary certificates appropriate for pastoral care; NO social worker degrees, NO professional jargon appropriate to social work, mental health, and addiction services. Buried amidst all the puffy type jargon, you will find: * Testimonials: 4 unknown "graduates" and one donor. After decades, only 4 testimonials! * Resources: nothing other than the fundamentalist evangelical network they belong to. And the web sites of those agencies are all about fundraising and seminars about PR/marketing. * * Board of Directors: 11 of 12 do not live in Morristown. * * Comb the Internet for MSM. 645 hits. No awards or commendation from mainstream religious or mental health organizations. The hits are mostly and merely sites which list shelters. * * Fundraising: They don't provide any data for the public record. =============================================== All those government workers streaming in and out of state offices may not be millionaires, but they're not on probation either. I haven't seen many brown-baggers among them at lunch either; but they do take up a lot of parking spaces where once the streets looked like a ghost town. ================================================ ORIGINAL MESSAGE: In a message dated 6/8/2007 11:30:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What we don't need is another "mission building," third rate and run by out-of-towners with no proven track record or credentials. ------------------------------------ You should have the financial reserves Market Street Mission has. You should also have the length of time in service as the Market Street Mission has. The Issue is tax exemption, or their is no issue, make up your mind. The out of towners, is a faint cry in a global world. What do you think the Probation department attracts, millionaires? (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyParkGLH/database?query=mario&submit=Search&method=reportRows&tbl=3) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
