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Name:	Phoenix Rescue Mission
Address:	1801 S. 35th Avenue
	Phoenix, AZ 85009
Phone:	602-346-3335 602-233-3000
Web Address:	www.phoenixrescuemission.org
Also known as: Phoenix Gospel Mission

Phoenix Rescue Mission (PRM) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

HOMELESS EMERGENCY SERVICES Service to the poor is the foundation upon which Phoenix Rescue Mission was built. After over 56 years of service in the Phoenix metropolitan area, this is still the focus of the Mission. Phoenix Rescue Mission is open 365 days a year, serving three meals a day to men, women and children. In addition, showers, clean clothing, chapel services and counseling are available to anyone in need. Emergency shelter beds are available for up to 150 men every night. All of these services are made possible due to the generosity of thousands of individual donors to the Mission every year. ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM The goal of the Addiction Recovery Program is to provide a structured, Christ-centered environment helping individuals change their lives by dealing with their addictions, learning Christian principles, and improving their educational skills. The current recovery program is equipped for 21 men at the Mission. This 12-month program consists of counseling, educational evaluation and advancement, Bible studies, and job search at the end of the program. Upon completion, the graduates have the tools to hold a job, re-entering society as a contributing member in the local community and church. FAMILY & COMMUNITY OUTREACH Phoenix Rescue Mission assists families and individuals throughout the community with basic needs every week. Mission chaplains seek out those in need who are unable to come to the Mission. Food boxes, clothing, and disposable diapers are among the items given away to the poor. The ministry to working poor families also includes an annual Easter event, Back to School event, Thanksgiving food box giveaway and the Christmas Adopt-a-Family program. The staff members continue their outreach with the Hope Coach, taking food, water, Bibles and encouragement out to homeless people in local area parks. Phoenix Rescue Mission is there to help provide a solution, whenever possible, to those in need. WOMEN & CHILDREN The Phoenix Rescue Mission presently provides all daytime services to women, as well as women with children, at the present shelter location. These services include 3 hot meals daily, showers, clean clothing, phone service, and many other things to make their lives better. The Mission is able to provide referrals for child care and jobs, as well as other agency contacts, to help with health issues and other challenges. Hundreds of families in need also receive Emergency Food Boxes at our Family Outreach Center. Recognizing the desperate need for facilities to respond to the fastest growing segment in homelessness, poverty, and abusive conditions, the Phoenix Rescue Mission is planning a new center for single women and women with children.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, PRM's program expenses were:

Program Services	8,231,421
Total Program Expenses:	$8,231,421

Chief Executive : Jerry Sandvig, President & CEO

Compensation*:

$128,854

Chair of the Board: Paul Reichert
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, AMS Health Clinic

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 70

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, telephone, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet

Fund raising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $12,752,520, 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 Phoenix Rescue Mission's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions	8,244,035
Donated Goods	4,487,093
Interest	42,612
Program Service Fees	30,212
Special Events	21,392
Other Income	1,218
Total Income	$12,826,562

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 74%  Fund Raising: 18%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$12,826,562
	Program expenses			$8,231,421
	Fund raising expenses			2,019,017
	Administrative expenses			920,663
Total expenses				$11,171,101
Income in Excess of Expenses				1,655,461
Beginning net assets				9,334,601
Ending net assets				10,990,062
Total liabilities				2,876,139
Total assets				$13,866,201