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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2025 Expires: February 2027

Sub Zero Mission

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(440) 867-2626
1760 North Ridge Road
Painesville, OH, 44077
https://subzeromission.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

Sub Zero Mission meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to prevent the freezing and injury caused by extreme weather exposure to the homeless and financially destitute Americans."

Year, State Incorporated:
2011, OH

Sub Zero Mission (SZM) reports that it collects clothing, coats, boots, sleeping bags, tents, and other warming items to redistribute through nightly outreach missions to unsheltered homeless people. The organization states it offers support to anyone experiencing homelessness, but particularly seeks out veterans and works to connect them with the Veterans Administration for additional resources. In 2023, SZM reported it distributed 25,000 warming items through 48 missions in 23 cities across seven states.

For the year ended March 31, 2025, Sub Zero Mission's program expenses were:

Program services $497,335
Total Program Expenses $497,335

Chief Executive
Albert "Al" Raddatz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$20,000

Chair of the Board
Ron Marotto

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired

Board Size
8

Paid Staff Size
8

*2023 compensation, as reported by the organization, 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, Foundation grants, Print advertisements, Corporate solicitation

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $770,139, 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 Sub Zero Mission's audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025.

Source of Funds
Investment income $73
Store sales, net $4,439
In-kind contributions $117,690
Special events, net $138,206
Grants and contributions $514,243
Total Income $774,651

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $774,651
Total expenses: $574,372
  Program expenses $497,335
  Fundraising expenses $35,709
  Administrative expenses $41,328
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $200,279
Beginning Net Assets $836,348
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,036,627
Total Liabilities $18,073
Total Assets $1,054,700

Note: According to the organization's CPA-reviewed financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025, SZM received in-kind contributions totaling $117,690, in the form of warming items.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance