Better Business Bureau Report for
Interfaith Caring Ministries

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


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Interfaith Caring Ministries
Address: 151 Park Ave.
  League City, TX 77573
Phone: 281-332-3881
Web Address: www.icmtx.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1985, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: ICM's mission is “to serve our community by providing assistance leading to a path of self-sufficiency.”

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Interfaith Caring Ministries does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 8: Program Service Expense Ratio - Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.

Interfaith Caring Ministries does not meet this standard because the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010 reported that only 35% of expenses were spent on program service activities.

Standard 18: Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy - Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

Interfaith Caring Ministries does not meet this standard because its website does not include an internet privacy policy.

In addition, the Houston BBB requested but did not receive complete information on the organization’s effectiveness measures and finances and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following 3Standards for Charity Accountability: 6, 7, and 14.
Interfaith Caring Ministries meets the remaining 15 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

ICM provides a wide array of services that address an immediate need including: emergency food or financial assistance with rent and/or utility bills; vouchers to our resale shops for clothes and household items; financial assistance with prescriptions and referrals for no cost doctor, dentist and optometrist visits; a Senior Outreach Program; school supplies and Christmas gifts for children. Furthermore, ICM provides the Webster After-School Computer Lab and our Childcare Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance to help parents pay for childcare while they attend class at an accredited school or training program or if they are newly employed. Annually, we serve more than 3,000 families, and monthly, 130 homebound senior citizens. In 2010, ICM’s Food Pantry served approximately 750 individuals a month and distributed 2,696 food orders. Monthly food packages are also distributed to approximately 130 low-income, homebound or disabled senior citizens alleviating their need to choose between food and prescription medicines.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Interfaith Caring Ministries's program expenses were:

  
Client services 231,794
Pantry services 94,454
Special projects 77,952
Senior services 63,626
Health outreach services 40,805
Webster lab services 23,295
Childcare scholarship assistance 3,047
Hurricane disaster relief 2,906
Total Program Expenses: $537,879
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Suzy Domingo, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $60,000

Chair of the Board: Helen DeLeon
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Associate Pastor, Webster Presbyterian

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 21

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

               

Method(s) Used:

grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 25% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $412,195, 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 Interfaith Caring Ministries' audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Resale shop income 629,719
Grants and contracts 249,152
Cash contributions 200,219
Non-cash contributions 91,495
Fundraising, net of direct costs 71,548
Interest and dividend income 1,344
Total Income $1,243,477


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 35%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 30%  Other Expenses: 28%

Total income   $1,243,477
  Program expenses $537,879
  Fund raising expenses 104,001
  Administrative expenses 460,779
  Other Expenses 428,027
Total expenses   $1,530,686
Expenses in Excess of Income   (287,209)
Beginning net assets   871,324
Ending net assets   584,114
Total liabilities   1,227,346
Total assets   $1,811,460


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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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