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Name:	SEARCH Homeless Services
Address:	2505 Fannin
	Houston, TX 77002
Phone:	713-739-7752
Web Address:	www.searchhomeless.org
Also known as: Service of the Emergency Aid Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. SEARCH SEARCH Homeless

SEARCH Homeless Services meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Founded by a coalition of congregations and concerned volunteers representing diverse ethnic, social, and religious backgrounds, SEARCH Homeless Services began as a day shelter in 1989. SEARCH has since become one of the leading agencies in the community serving approximately 10,000, or one in three, people who experience homelessness in Houston each year. SEARCH provides men, women, and children with services that engage, stabilize, educate, employ, and house. SEARCH meets clients where they are and, without judgment, helps them reflect upon their lives and the opportunities available to achieve long-term stability. No matter what their circumstances, everyone is treated with the utmost respect. In 2010, 9,692 individuals received hot meals, showers, laundry services, and connection to needed help and people who care. 1,182 individuals and families found housing and continued support.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, SEARCH Homeless Services's program expenses were:

Resource center	2,426,489
Employment education center	1,423,165
Housing	1,040,786
Child care	734,738
Mobile outreach	471,033
Stabilization	417,988
Housing plus	347,770
Total Program Expenses:	$6,861,969

Chief Executive : Thao Costis, President/CEO

Compensation*:

$134,934

Chair of the Board: John Knox, Jr.
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Suretec, CEO

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 101

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, Cultivation of individuals

Fund raising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,839,812, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

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.

The following information is based on SEARCH Homeless Services' audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Federal grants and contracts	3,062,434
Contributed services and merhcandise	1,812,680
Contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations	1,629,973
Special events (2010 revenues of $757,620 less expenses of $110,119)	647,501
Private grants and contracts	370,868
Other governmental grants and contracts	316,356
Other income	252,279
Net investment income	105,319
Total Income	$8,197,410

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 8%  Other Expenses: 5%

Total income				$8,197,410
	Program expenses			$6,861,969
	Fund raising expenses			185,145
	Administrative expenses			640,153
	Other Expenses			398,654
Total expenses				$8,085,921
Income in Excess of Expenses				111,489
Beginning net assets				3,585,858
Ending net assets				3,697,347
Total liabilities				2,266,984
Total assets				$5,964,331