Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center
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Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to provide 24-hour access to quality behavioral health, crisis intervention and homeless services to individual and family consumers in need."
Year, State Incorporated:
1969, MD
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center (Grassroots) reports that it provides 24-hour crisis intervention services in Howard County and central Maryland. The organization operates a free crisis hotline; responds via call, chat, and text to the national crisis hotline at 988; free 24-hour substance use disorder stabilization program; family and individual emergency shelter; and Howard County’s Mobile Crisis Response. Grassroots runs a 51-bed emergency shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness and provides case management, hot meals, food and clothing pantries, showers, and laundry at its Day Resource Center. In 2024, the organization reports it answered 78,528 crisis line calls and 24,163 crisis chats and texts, provided 14,714 nights of emergency shelter, facilitated 3,983 face-to-face counseling sessions, and responded to 1,171 crisis calls with the Mobile Crisis Team.
For the year ended June 30, 2023, Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center's program expenses were:
Crisis intervention services: $3,968,270
Emergency shelter: $1,481,307
Motel assistance: $158,410
Men's shelter: $723,735
Mobile Crisis Team: $794,374
Shelter outreach: $939,508
State substance use response: $1,011,417
Substance use disorder screening: $95,783
Emergency rental assistance: $19,379
Total Program Expenses: $9,192,183
Chief Executive
Dr. Mariana Izraelson, Executive Director
Compensation*
$141,502
Chair of the Board
Kristine Harshaw
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Group Supervisor, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Board Size
12
Paid Staff Size
180
*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
Fundraising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $6,724,701, 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 Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $1,568,968 |
| United Way allocation | $91,086 |
| Government grants | $5,064,647 |
| Purchase of service revenues | $5,283,030 |
| Interest income | $83,657 |
| Other revenue | $11,412 |
| Total Income | $12,102,800 |
Programs: 92% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 7%
| Total Income | $12,102,800 |
| Total expenses: | $10,043,512 |
| Program expenses | $9,192,183 |
| Fundraising expenses | $110,677 |
| Administrative expenses | $740,652 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $2,059,288 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $4,752,867 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $6,812,155 |
| Total Liabilities | $3,901,301 |
| Total Assets | $10,713,456 |
Note: In the above financial section for the year ended June 30, 2023, Contributions revenue includes in-kind contributions totaling $1,055,241 in the form of clothing and household goods ($360,845), food ($240,563), donated use of building space - Day Resource Center ($185,782), physician services ($81,560), donated utilities - Freetown ($73,600), maintenance and supplies ($69,820), leasing expense ($17,409), donated use of land - Freetown ($12,262), bus tokens ($6,880), rent paid ($5,791), and donated use of building space - Route 108 ($729).
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