Charity profile · Historical source record

Central Iowa Shelter & Services

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing low-barrier shelter, meals and support services.

Since 1992 Central Iowa Shelter & Services' mission is to provide low-barrier shelter, meals and support services at no cost to adults experiencing homelessness and to facilitate their move toward self-sufficiency. Approximately 2,000 women and men experiencing homelessness have received emergency shelter and supportive services to help them move beyond homelessness each year. In September 2012, CISS opened its new facility. The facility grew from being 8,000 square feet and 96 beds to 207 beds and 42,000 square feet. It is equipped to provide expanded emergency shelter (150 beds); expanded transitional housing for Veterans (19 rooms); and 38 Project Based Section 8 Voucher efficiency apartments. Along with expanded housing capacity, CISS also provides an on-site health clinic, food pantry, clothing closet, classrooms, and a 30-foot growing dome. All guests and residents are provided evening and breakfast meals; access to shower and laundry facilities, a weekly medical clinic, and group counseling; as well as individualized case management, life skills instruction, and referrals to other community services/benefits.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.09Overall score
out of 100

99.85Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,511,677

Total expenses · USD$2,529,003

Program expenses

$2,137,007.54 recorded amount

84.5%

Fundraising expenses

$154,269.18 recorded amount

6.1%

Administrative expenses

$232,668.28 recorded amount

9.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Melissa O'Neil
Recorded compensation: $79,615.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.14%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Central Iowa Shelter & Services
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Since 1992 Central Iowa Shelter & Services' mission is to provide low-barrier shelter, meals and support services at no cost to adults experiencing homelessness and to facilitate their move toward self-sufficiency. Approximately 2,000 women and men experiencing homelessness have received emergency shelter and supportive services to help them move beyond homelessness each year. In September 2012, CISS opened its new facility. The facility grew from being 8,000 square feet and 96 beds to 207 beds and 42,000 square feet. It is equipped to provide expanded emergency shelter (150 beds); expanded transitional housing for Veterans (19 rooms); and 38 Project Based Section 8 Voucher efficiency apartments. Along with expanded housing capacity, CISS also provides an on-site health clinic, food pantry, clothing closet, classrooms, and a 30-foot growing dome. All guests and residents are provided evening and breakfast meals; access to shower and laundry facilities, a weekly medical clinic, and group counseling; as well as individualized case management, life skills instruction, and referrals to other community services/benefits.
`ein` EIN	42-1394212
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2529003.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.092
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.061
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.845
`fscore` Financial score	99.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Melissa O'Neil
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	79615.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.031400000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Providing low-barrier shelter, meals and support services.
`name` Charity name	Central Iowa Shelter & Services
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1511677.0
`score` Overall score	90.09
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Homeless Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2137007.535
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	154269.183
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	232668.27599999998

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.