Better Business Bureau Report for
Turning Point Center

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Turning Point Center
Address: 1701 Jacquelyn Drive
  Houston, TX 77055
Phone: 713-957-0099
Web Address: www.turningpointcenter.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:Rehab Mission

Year, State Incorporated: 1989, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To assist Houston’s elderly homeless, ages 50 and older, to become self-sufficient and then networked by into society. In order to do so, they provide the basic essentials such as food, clothing and shelter. They then utilize various supportive services to address each individual’s unique needs to achieve the goal of returning to mainstream society.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Turning Point Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Turning Point Center's principal program service activities include housing, meals, clothing, counseling, important document acquisition, benefits acquisition, continuing education, hands-on job training and transportation. They assisted approximately 400 clients in 2010.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, Turning Point Center's program expenses were:

  
Program expense 299,628
Total Program Expenses: $299,628
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : George Gomez, Client Services Director
Compensation*:
 $16,800

Chair of the Board: Board of directors
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President

Board Size: 6

Paid Staff Size: 1

*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
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $141,943, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
Turning Point Center incurred joint costs of $148 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs , and .
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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 Turning Point Center's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 141,943
Program fees 120,875
Unrealized gain on investment 2,496
Other 1,624
Interest and dividend income 433
Total Income $267,371


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 86%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 13% 

Total income   $267,371
  Program expenses $299,628
  Fund raising expenses 1,955
  Administrative expenses 44,309
 
Total expenses   $345,892
Expenses in Excess of Income   (78,521)
Beginning net assets   1,291,796
Ending net assets   1,213,275
Total liabilities   361,094
Total assets   $1,574,369


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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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