Better Business Bureau Report for
SEARCH Homeless Services

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


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

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.
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1989, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: SEARCH Homeless Services pursues a mission of providing hope, creating opportunity, and transforming lives.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

SEARCH Homeless Services meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

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 2011, 8,762 individuals received hot meals, showers, laundry services, and other essential support.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, SEARCH Homeless Services's program expenses were:

  
Engagement 3,169,087
Stabilization 1,269,764
Employment education center 1,100,798
Housing Plus 1,083,374
Education Child 846,579
Housing 581,295
Education Adult 349,668
Total Program Expenses: $8,400,565
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Thao Costis, President/CEO
Compensation*: 
 $137,792

Chair of the Board: Mary Jane Fortin
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chief Financial Officer, SunAmerica Financial Group

Board Size: 22

Paid Staff Size: 90

*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, print advertisements, internet
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $9,320,876, 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 SEARCH Homeless Services's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Source of Funds  
Federal grants and contracts 3,138,480
Contributed services and merchandise 1,828,601
Other governmental grants and contracts 1,751,511
Contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations 1,452,736
Special events (2011 revenues of $863,168 less expenses of $92,955) 770,213
Private grants and contracts 379,335
Other income 228,484
Net investment income 209,682
Total Income $9,759,042


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 87%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 8%  Other Expenses: 4%

Total income $9,759,042
Program expenses $8,400,565
Fund raising expenses 125,172
Administrative expenses 743,814
Other Expenses 413,409
Total expenses $9,682,960
Income in Excess of Expenses 76,082
Beginning net assets 3,697,347
Ending net assets 3,773,429
Total liabilities 1,865,363
Total assets $5,638,792


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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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