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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2024 Expires: September 2026

FUSION

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(253) 874-1257
Post Office Box 23934
Federal Way, WA, 98093
https://fusionhousing.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

Stated Purpose:
"to provide housing and support services to families experiencing homelessness in our community so they will have a safe, secure environment as they work toward self-sufficiency."

Year, State Incorporated:
1993, WA

Also Known As:
Friends United to Shelter the Indigent Oppressed and Needy

FUSION reports that it provides emergency shelter and transitional housing for families with minor-aged children in their care in the King and Pierce counties. The organization assists residents of its transitional housing facilities in finding stable employment and permanent homes in their progression toward self-sufficiency. FUSION offers job training programs, family enrichment activities, and connects residents to other community resources for their individual needs. The organization’s The Pete Andersen FUSION Family Center is a 90-bed emergency shelter located in Federal Way, WA. The Center offers crisis care with secure private rooms and a professional support team available to all families using the facility. FUSION also operates the FUSION Décor Boutique, a retail store that sells new, gently-used and donated furnishings, and the Poverty Bay Café, which sells breakfast and lunch foods, while providing learning opportunities for the organization’s FEAST (Food Education and Service Training) Job program. In 2023, FUSION reported it provided 41,574 bed nights to individuals, served 221 families, and helped 70 families find permanent housing.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, FUSION's program expenses were:

Family center $1,267,910
Boutique $570,520
Cafe $484,539
Transitional housing $413,365
Total Program Expenses $2,736,334

Chief Executive
David Harrison, Executive Director

Compensation*
$108,083

Chair of the Board
Sandra "Sandy" Huggins

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Educator and Adminstrator

Board Size
15

Paid Staff Size
28

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.)

Fundraising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,740,108, 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 FUSION's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $1,336,045
Grants $718,700
Special events $429,349
Boutique $383,960
Cafe sales $295,805
Contributions $274,079
Investment income $102,340
Program service fees $49,353
Endowment donations $1,622
Total Income $3,591,253

Programs: 86% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $3,591,253
Total expenses: $3,178,025
  Program expenses $2,736,334
  Fundraising expenses $233,130
  Administrative expenses $208,561
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $413,228
Beginning Net Assets $4,283,395
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $4,696,623
Total Liabilities $6,156,257
Total Assets $10,852,880

Note: According to FUSION's 2023 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $1,336,045 in the form of capital projects ($832,940), Boutique goods ($368,755), Family center goods ($55,700), general operations goods ($46,700), and Transitional housing goods ($31,950).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance