Better Business Bureau Report for
Second Mile Mission Center

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


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Second Mile Mission Center
Address: 504 FM 1092, Suite I
  Stafford, TX 77477
Phone: 281-261-9199
Web Address: http://www.secondmile.org/
Also known as:Second Mile Ministry
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated:
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: Second Mile's Mission is to provide people in and around Fort Bend County with the opportunity to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ by first, developing a relationship of unconditional love by meeting their physical needs.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Second Mile Mission Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Second Mile Mission Center provides free food, clothing, counseling, household items and health care to people in need in Fort Bend County. Items donated to the Mission are provided to neighbors-in-need. Second Mile serves more than 100,000 people each year.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Second Mile Mission Center's program expenses were:

  
Program services 3,061,428
Programs 1,004,726
Total Program Expenses: $4,066,154
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Sarah White, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $65,581

Chair of the Board: Steven Manz
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder, Prospector Offshore Drilling

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 11

*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, grant proposals, internet
Fund raising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,976,865, 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 Second Mile Mission Center's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Donated goods 2,736,936
Donate services 344,280
Fundraising 326,120
Grants 167,597
Churches 157,956
Individuals 143,179
Foundations 69,024
Program 53,527
Corporations 31,773
Miscellaneous 25,672
Interest income 807
Total Income $4,056,871


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 89%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 2% 

Total income   $4,056,871
  Program expenses $4,066,154
  Fund raising expenses 407,980
  Administrative expenses 70,868
 
Total expenses   $4,545,002
Expenses in Excess of Income   (488,131)
Beginning net assets   1,009,393
Ending net assets   521,262
Total liabilities   28,406
Total assets   $549,668


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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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