Mission Arlington Offices

In the news this week are four charities which the federal government has identified as shams. The Federal Trade Commission claims that four cancer charities, located in various locations across the US, “spent about 97% of donations they received either on private fundraisers or on themselves. Only 3% went to help cancer patients.”

The concept of “administrative overhead” is an important one for consumers, helping them understand how much of the hard-earned money they contribute actually makes it to people in need. Understandably, every non-profit has some level of administrative costs, because it takes people and processes to help the organization run effectively. Knowing this particular percentage helps consumers make wise investments with their money.

Mission Arlington/Mission Metroplex is governed, under God’s direction, by a board of directors who meet monthly. Their names are published on our website. Our philosophy with respect to giving is available, along with the our approach to administration.   Our hope is to be transparent, and our desire is to be accountable to you.  To that end, we voluntarily associate with multiple accountability organizations who review our work annually. You can find those organizations listed and linked here.

At the monthly meeting of our Board of Directors last night, the directors received the audit report, prepared annually by PSK, giving the organization a clean bill of health. The auditors also reported that Mission Arlington/Mission Metroplex spends 2.8 percent of its budget on supporting, or administrative, services.   This means that 97.2 percent of each dollar you give does directly in ministry to people in need.

We have been serving our Lord, walking alongside of this community for almost 29 years.  We take seriously our calling, and our privilege of attempting to meet people’s physical, spiritual, emotional, and social needs.  We are grateful to be doing this with you, and we look forward to being here for years to come.