About the Mission - Our Finances and Ministry Statistics

Every day, Bridgeport Rescue Mission is able to provide life-saving care for the poor and homeless in Fairfield County because of the generosity and compassion of our donors and community partners. With their help, here's what we've accomplished:

January – September 2009

Nights of shelter provided: 22,012
Meals for guests and working poor: 305,127
Mobile kitchen meals: 29,319

January – December 2008

Nights of shelter provided: 38,329
Meals for guests and working poor: 231,870
Mobile kitchen meals: 27,080
Total meals provided: 290,000
Total nights of shelter provided: 40,150
New Life Program Discipleship graduates: 15

Financial Summary

• We believe Christians should support their local churches first.
• We will never encourage believers to support the Mission until they have first met their obligations to their churches.
• We will use all gifts prayerfully and conservatively. No one will become financially wealthy as a result of his or her efforts at the Mission. All donations will be used for the purposes they are given.
• We will never sell or rent our donor mailing list.
• We will promptly send receipts for all monetary donations.
• We believe our supporters want to hear from us in times of plenty and in times of difficulty. We will act with integrity when raising funds and always communicate the Mission's needs honestly.
• We will submit to an independent audit annually and maintain an "open book" policy.

For more information about our stewardship practices, contact Linda Casey, director of development, at (203) 333-4087, ext. 110 or by e-mail.

Give Confidently

Bridgeport Rescue Mission, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit, is a member in good standing of the Christian Leadership Alliance. We submit to an annual audit by an independent accounting firm and are guided by a board of directors that understands its responsibility to oversee our programs, policies and stewardship practices. We are supported by voluntary contributions from individuals, churches, corporations, foundations and other private sources. We receive no federal, state or United Way funding.

We pledge to:

• Introduce needy people to Jesus Christ and give them hope and guidance as they pursue long-term solutions to their problems.
• Give our donors every opportunity to help the poor in the most cost-effective ways possible.
• Keep donors informed about how their gifts are used and what they are accomplishing.
• Practice stewardship ethically and efficiently, always aware our donors are giving sacrificially to meet the needs presented.
• Make our audited financial statement, prepared by an independent auditing firm, available to all upon request.

Preliminary FY 08-09 Report. Numbers subject to change based on final Audit.