The Beacon
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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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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Accumulating Funds
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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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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
The Beacon meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
The mission of The Beacon is to provide essential and next-step services to restore hope and help end homelessness in Houston.
Year, State Incorporated:
2002, TX
Also Known As:
The Beacon of Downtown Houston
The Beacon and its Programs
The
Beacon Day Center is the gateway for all services at The Beacon. Operating five days a week, the
Day Center provides a hot meal, as well as access to showers and full-service
laundry facilities to an average of 300 people each day. Building trust is key and pastoral counseling
at The Beacon Day Center serves as the bridge between the harsh realities of
life on the streets to comforting solutions that provide respite and hope. There are regularly scheduled Bible study
groups for the clients along with writing workshops, art classes and yoga
sessions.
In 2014, The Beacon aligned with
the Coalition for the Homeless-Houston/Harris County Continuum of Care
initiative known as The Way Home. The
goal of the The Way Home is to change the path for Houston’s homeless by
creating permanent supportive housing units and implementing a coordinated
intake, assessment and triage system for those in need.
The Beacon Day Center now serves as
a first stop for permanent supportive housing options for chronically homeless
individuals. Utilizing specially trained
housing assessors who use a web-based system to match these individuals to
permanent housing with appropriate supportive services, more than ,300 people
have been assessed for housing in the Coordinated Access area of The Beacon via The Way Home initiative and more than 880 now have a place to call home. In addition to serving as the hub for housing
assessments, The Beacon offers additional next-step services that make up its
core programming.
Beacon
Law provides civil
legal aid services specifically for low-income and homeless individuals,
championing equal justice and removing barriers to escaping homelessness.
Beacon Law attorneys are accessed by way of The Beacon Day Center and help with
access to safe and affordable housing, income and employment, healthcare
benefits and consumer rights.
Last year, Beacon Law attorneys
helped to stabilize the economic status for over 1,700 unique individuals who
accessed The Beacon for highly effective and courteous pro bono legal
services. More than 2,700 cases were
settled.
Brigid’s
Hope is a
twelve-month intensive residential program for homeless, non–violent females
recently released from prison. It is unique in that it offers each woman a
mentor, independent living and minimal structure to develop self-sufficiency,
along with case management, life skills, career training and supportive
services that give women the tools they need to begin a fresh start and live
safe, productive lives in an effort to reduce the number of women returning to
the criminal justice system. More than
220 women have completed this program since its inception with a recidivism
rate of less than 10%.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, The Beacon's program expenses were:
| Program expenses | $4,020,125 |
| Total Program Expenses | $4,020,125 |
Chief Executive
Becky Landes, Chief Executive Officer
Chair of the Board
Reverend Nathaniel Katz, Dean
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Christ Church Cathedral
Board Size
19
Paid Staff Size
24
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)
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 The Beacon's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Cash and other financial assets (Note 7) | $3,175,420 |
| Cash and other financial assets | $750,438 |
| Nonfinancial assets (Note 8) | $513,243 |
| Cash and other financial assets | $25,065 |
| Nonfinancial assets | $16,120 |
| Other revenue | $15,886 |
| Proceeds from contributed auction items (Note 8) | $15,045 |
| Nonfinancial assets (Note 8) | $14,684 |
| Cost of donor benefits provided at fundraising event | $-45,282 |
| Total Income | $4,480,619 |
Programs: 81% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 11%
| Total Income | $4,480,619 |
| Total expenses: | $4,957,953 |
| Program expenses | $4,020,125 |
| Fundraising expenses | $385,335 |
| Administrative expenses | $552,493 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-477,334 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $3,323,905 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $2,846,571 |
| Total Liabilities | $186,215 |
| Total Assets | $3,032,786 |
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