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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2026 Expires: May 2028

Back Bay Mission

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7 13
(228) 432-0301
Post Office Box 288
Biloxi, MS, 39533
https://thebackbaymission.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 7, 13

Back Bay Mission meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to strengthen neighborhoods, seek justice, and transform lives."

Year, State Incorporated:
1962, MS

Back Bay Mission (BBM) reports that it provides housing, recovery, and development of affordable housing for low-income individuals and families. The organization also provides rental and utility assistance, a day center for the unsheltered, a client choice food pantry, and veteran's housing. BBM reports that is completed 69 projects, built 42 new roofs, rehabbed 19 homes, and finished 5 new building in 2024. The organization reported that it received 18,935 volunteer hours and reached 17,950 people in 2024.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, Back Bay Mission's program expenses were:

Program services $2,069,753
Total Program Expenses $2,233,939

Chief Executive
James Pennington, Executive Director

Compensation*
$82,200

Chair of the Board
Shelia Schuette

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President

Board Size
17

Paid Staff Size
19

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,970,126, are donations received as a result of fundraising 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 Back Bay Mission's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $1,189,001
Government grants $920,056
Bequests and trusts $704,591
Investment income $480,800
Program income $144,753
Rental income $93,366
Special events $88,341
Other grants $68,137
Gain on sale of assets $9,404
Sales of promotional items $8,460
Total Income $3,706,909

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $3,706,909
Total expenses: $2,663,663
  Program expenses $2,233,939
  Fundraising expenses $144,115
  Administrative expenses $285,609
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,043,246
Beginning Net Assets $9,478,938
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $10,522,184
Total Liabilities $19,406
Total Assets $10,541,590

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Report completed by:
BBB Serving Mississippi