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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2024 Expires: July 2025

Vincent Village

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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2827 Holton Ave
Fort Wayne, IN, 46806-1277

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

Vincent Village meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:

Year, State Incorporated:
1989, IN

Vincent House Transitional Shelter for homeless families with children is the second step in a continuum of care designed to move families from homelessness to permanent housing and employment. Homeless families are referred to the program from emergency shelters including the Interfaith Hospitality Network and the YWCA Shelter for Victims of Violence. First Call for Help, Easter Seals/ARC, Healthy Families, the Rescue Mission, hospitals, churches and other social service organizations also refer homeless families with children to Vincent House Transitional Shelter. Vincent House is the only transitional shelter in Allen County serving two-parent families and single-male headed families without requiring the families to split up in order to access transitional shelter. There are no restrictions on family size or type or ages of children. Acceptance into the program is dependent on available space. Vincent Village provides affordable rental housing for families successfully completing the Vincent House Transitional Shelter program. Vincent Village currently consists of 30 completely renovated and furnished single-family houses and one duplex in the neighborhood surrounding Vincent Village. Families continue to receive supportive services and case management to increase their self-sufficiency skills while living in Vincent Village. The Pathways to Success Program provides housing search, initial moving expenses and continued case management for 12 to 15 families for 6 months following the successful completion of the Vincent House Transitional Shelter Program or other transitional shelter programs. The primary goal of this program is to prevent recurring homelessness and to encourage continued self-sufficiency. The Vincent Village Youth Services Program serves approximately 150 homeless children from Vincent House, Vincent Village and the Fort Wayne Women's Bureau Transitions Program each year. Youth programs are vital to the success of Vincent Village because seventy percent of Vincent Village residents are children.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Vincent Village's program expenses were:

Village Phase II Rental Home Program $587,093
Vincent House $387,301
Youth and Family Services $102,228
St. Hyacinth Center $68,989
Community Housing Development $975
Total Program Expenses $1,146,586

Chief Executive
Rachel Tobin-Smith , Interim Director

Chair of the Board
John Christensen

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Loyola Press

Board Size
22

Paid Staff Size
16

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

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 14.13%

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 Vincent Village's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Private Grants and Donations $997,197
Special Events $210,680
Rental Income $150,264
Gain on Property Damage $115,480
Gain on sale of property and equipment $112,454
Contributions of Nonfinancial Assets $10,800
Interest Income $4,103
Change in value of beneficial interest $1,816
Total Income $1,602,794

Programs: 78% Fundraising: 12% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $1,602,794
Total expenses: $1,474,255
  Program expenses $1,146,586
  Fundraising expenses $172,181
  Administrative expenses $155,488
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $128,539
Beginning Net Assets $3,392,347
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,520,886
Total Liabilities $1,125,098
Total Assets $4,645,984

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