Better Business Bureau Report for
Humble Area Assistance Ministries

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Humble Area Assistance Ministries
Address: 1302 First Street
  Humble, TX 77338
Phone: 281-446-3663
281-446-1004
Web Address: www.haamministries.org
Also known as:HAAM
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1990, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: HAAM operates various programs for the benefit of the homeless, hungry and others in the Greater Humble Area without the means to satisfy their basic human needs.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Humble Area Assistance Ministries meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Humble Area Assistance Ministries, Inc. provided food, clothing and household items to needy people in Northeast Houston and related social services. They provide families with rent, utility, medical assistance, clothing vouchers, and other emergency services. They also run a Food Pantry and job center services including job leads, assistance with resumes and work registration. They also teach literacy, financial management, parent education, and nutrition classes. In 2010, they served 72,361 people.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Humble Area Assistance Ministries's program expenses were:

  
Welfare services 1,300,313
Thrift shop 520,244
Total Program Expenses: $1,820,557
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Deborah Coppola, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $60,000

Chair of the Board: Lisa Jasper
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Insperity, Human Resource Conultant

Board Size: 15

Paid Staff Size: 25

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

               

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, internet, planned giving arrangements
Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,246,574, 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 Humble Area Assistance Ministries' audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 885,284
Sale of goods 759,097
Grants 361,290
Other income 19,895
Interest income 547
Total Income $2,026,113


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 7% 

Total income   $2,026,113
  Program expenses $1,820,557
  Fund raising expenses 40,532
  Administrative expenses 139,444
 
Total expenses   $2,000,533
Income in Excess of Expenses   25,580
Beginning net assets   1,185,272
Ending net assets   1,185,272
Total liabilities   189,550
Total assets   $1,374,822


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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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