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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2026 Expires: August 2028

Boise Rescue Mission Ministries

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
17
(208) 343-2389
Post Office Box 1494
Boise, ID, 83701
https://boiserm.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

Boise Rescue Mission Ministries does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

BRMM does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://boiserm.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:

  • The complete IRS Form 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025.

Boise Rescue Mission Ministries meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide services to homeless and transient persons."

Year, State Incorporated:
1959, ID

Boise Rescue Mission Ministries (BRMM) reports it reaches out to the community by teaching the Word of God and providing food, shelter, clothing, access to medical and mental healthcare, education, and job-search assistance for homeless men, women and children in need through multiple programs. BRMM operates three facilities in Boise and two in Nampa, Idaho. In 2023, the organization reports it provided 41,107 items of clothing and 2,358 food boxes.

For the year ended September 30, 2025, Boise Rescue Mission Ministries's program expenses were:

Boise men's program $3,742,293
Boise women and children's program $3,434,319
Nampa women's program $1,794,669
TNS - Curtis $1,110,602
Nampa men's program $771,649
Recovery lodge $348,055
Total Program Expenses $11,201,587

Chief Executive
Bill Roscoe, President and Chief Executive Officer

Chair of the Board
Cathie Martin

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
182

*2023 compensation, as reported by the organziation, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Radio, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements

Fundraising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $15,522,454, 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 Boise Rescue Mission Ministries's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Contributions $14,474,496
In-kind contributions $970,367
Investment income $504,960
Program fees $136,296
Tag sales $118,259
Special events, net $77,591
Total Income $16,281,969

Programs: 79% Fundraising: 13% Administrative: 8%

Total Income $16,281,969
Total expenses: $14,158,049
  Program expenses $11,201,587
  Fundraising expenses $1,832,907
  Administrative expenses $1,123,555
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $2,123,920
Beginning Net Assets $27,934,268
Other Changes In Net Assets $-125,109
Ending Net Assets $29,933,079
Total Liabilities $363,276
Total Assets $30,296,355

Note 1: According to BRMM's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2025, the organization received in-kind contributions of $970,367 in the form of materials ($907,080), services ($34,287), and property held for sale ($29,000).

Note 2: In the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" represents loss on sale of assets.

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Report completed by:
BBB Great West - Pacific