Better Business Bureau Report for
Texas Center for the Missing

Better Business Bureau Report issued July 2012
Better Business Bureau Report expires July 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Texas Center for the Missing
Address: 3311 Richmond, Suite 315
  Houston, TX 77098
Phone: 713-599-0235
713-314-3673
Web Address: www.thetexascenter.org
Also known as:Center for the Missing
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:Gabriel's Gifts

Year, State Incorporated: 2000, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: We bring hope and healing to the missing and their families through crisis intervention, prevention, and community education.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Texas Center for the Missing meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Texas Center for the Missing provides missing child prevention and education programs to children, parents and caregivers; administers the Amber Alert in the 14-county Houston-Galveston region; provides Alzheimer's Wandering Prevention and Recovery programs; trains law enforcement in issuing Amber Alerts and recovering missing children; organizes searches for missing children and vulnerable elderly; and provides case management to the family during and after the search for the missing loved one. In 2011, 15,956 people were served.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, Texas Center for the Missing's program expenses were:

  
Prevention Education and Community Outreach 203,972
Crisis Case Management and Support 28,046
Law Enforcement Training and Support Services 22,947
Total Program Expenses: $254,965
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Mary E. Alberts, CEO
Compensation*: 
 $94,287

Chair of the Board: Mark Farrell
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Vice President, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management

Board Size: 16

Paid Staff Size: 3

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet
Fund raising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $246,641, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Texas Center for the Missing's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 100,744
Special Events, Net of Expenses of $31,773 69,460
Contributions In Kind 57,242
Government Grants 19,195
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Asset 6,668
Program Service Revenue 1,420
Investment Income -3,578
Total Income $251,151


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 88%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income $251,151
Program expenses $254,965
Fund raising expenses 20,370
Administrative expenses 13,482
Total expenses $288,817
Expenses in Excess of Income (37,666)
Beginning net assets 344,421
Ending net assets 306,755
Total liabilities 17,613
Total assets $324,368


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Complaints

               

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organization in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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