2013-05-10T14:36:37-07:00 2012-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2012-01-01 760044172 Memorial Assistance Ministries MEMO 7134684516 1625 Blalock Rd Houston TX 77080 Martha Macris 2013-05-10 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Martha Macris 1625 Blalock Houston TX 77080 2545516 false false X www.maministries.org X 1982 TX Memorial Assistance Ministries' (MAM) purpose is to help families and individuals who find themselves in temporary crisis and in need of assistance to maintain self-sufficiency and avoid homelessness. 13 13 45 857 0 4984525 1434963 0 417 305 551860 523112 5536802 1958380 1357322 962548 0 795015 823707 9850 18750 279322 238060 277192 2400247 2082197 3136555 -123817 9595165 9396130 363383 288165 9231782 9107965 Memorial Assistance Ministries' (MAM) mission is to assure that families have the means to meet their basic needs. To carry out our mission, MAM assists families facing financial crisis to avoid homelessness. MAM offers programs to enable long term financial self-sufficiency; to assure children have an improved school experience; and to facilitate client access to other support networks. false false 699701 497576 MAM offers FAMILY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE to help families facing financial crisis avoid homelessness. This program includes: Shelter and Utility, Medical/Health, Food/Household, and Clothing/Transporation. Shelter and Utility assistance helped to prevent eviction for 1,766 clients. In many cases this means that the primary wage earner will spend less time seeking assistance and more time earning a salary. Children are able to stay in the school where they are enrolled, rather than transferring midyear. Qualified clients receive a pledge and the funds are paid directly to the landlord or utility (gas and water) company. Medical/Health assisted 1,089 clients who received financial assistance to help pay for a doctor or dentist visit, or a prescription. Urgent health care can reduce workplace absenteeism, a root cause of unemployment and reduced wages and prevent more expensive emergency room visits. Food/Household assistance provided 257 sack lunches and MAM partners with two area food pantries to alleviate hunger, provided families home care packs with cleaning and toiletry items to relieve household expenses. Clothing/Transportation: Families also qualify for clothing and transportation for work, job search or medical care. The MAM Resale Store distributes clothing and household items at no cost to residents in our service area who have limited income and cannot meet their basic needs without support. In 2012, 1,293 families qualified for clothing. The store is staffed with 75 regular MAM volunteers, serves as a site for court ordered community service and local volunteer organizations. Students from MAM English as a Second Language Program also volunteer in order to improve their speaking ability.Transportation/Other: People seeking jobs are given Metro money or gasoline vouchers to go to an interview, and, in some cases, to go to work until they receive a first paycheck. The same transportation assistance is given to clients needing help getting to a doctor, dentist or pharmacy. MAM served 938 clients this way. MAM helped 260 people pay for documents necessary to find work, enroll children in school, etc. These included driver's licenses, birth certificates, and state ID cards. 1047 clients received additional miscellaneous help with things such as personal grooming aids, home care packs or vouchers to buy specialty items deemed necessary. 632670 205926 MAM's SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS position families to meet their basic needs on their own with improved employment, financial coaching and English language skills. Heads of households in crisis become engaged in stabilizing their lives with access to Employment Services, Case Management, English as a Second Language and complementary programs provided at MAM by partner organzations. MAM assisted 497 people seeking employment in 2012 by providing them with the education, tools, and support needed to obtain gainful employment plans in order to stabilize the family; including 1,076 job coaching sessions, 159 mock interviews and 1,030 computer training sessions. Additionally, 50 clients graduated from the Employment Certification program with 73% obtaining jobs. Case Managers work with families to develop a self-sufficency plan that includes MAM financial assistance in decreasing amounts as family budgets become balanced. The Case Manager also coordinates public benefits and other social service resources for families in need. Case Managers worked with 139 families in 2012. English as a Second Language offers 5 levels of basic and vocational English classes to adult learners at 4 sites and evening classes are available at certain locations. 175 students completed their courses with a 66% retention rate. Complementary programs offered at MAM include free income tax services (2,316 returns with gross refunds totaling $4.1 million), enrollment in public benefits (1,561 clients assisted in HCHD Gold Card, SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP registration), mental health counseling (160 adults and 190 children had 715 sessions), Immunizations (677) and health screenings (210), GED (87 learners), financial literacy (210 clients) and legal counseling (443 individuals). 294475 259046 PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS are designed to improve school experience for children from families with limited financial means and social networks. Back to School provided 5,714 school children in Spring Branch ISD and Cypress Fairbanks ISD with uniforms and in-kind school supplies for Aldine ISD. I Can See provided vision testing and glasses for 325 school children. 637 children from 210 families celebrated Christmas with gifts and food from Christmas Share. MAM is a registration site for Medicaid and CHIP and regularly offers immunizations. School nurses routinely refer sick children for doctor visits and prescription care. MAM runs a summer jobs program for eighth grade graduates who will attend high school in the fall. The students have job asignments but also benefit from workplace mentors, enrichment workshops and opportunities to visit area worksites to help the student begin to develop a career path. 1626846 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 45 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X Martha Macris 7135045486 1625 Blalock Rd Houston TX 77080 Bill Swenson 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Aimee Snoots 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shane Schlemeyer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brad Richards 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Lytal 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Kleiderer 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 George E Jochetz 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Ennis 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marco Castilla 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Doug Bogart 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Margaret McCoy 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Wright Moody 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard T Harvin 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Martha Macris 50.00 0.00 X 136500 0 0 Sandra Staffeld 40.00 0.00 X 127790 0 0 264290 2 false false false 0 155020 89350 1190593 183877 1434963 0 305 305 0 0 0 0 91491 155020 55327 36164 36164 0 1018757 531809 486948 486948 0 1958380 523417 39860 39860 922688 922688 0 0 105105 50505 40950 13650 0 620518 388728 61336 170454 0 44920 32680 2430 9810 53164 32778 7483 12903 0 0 22484 22484 0 18750 18750 0 35715 25760 5864 4091 18729 1123 805 16801 77107 45936 8306 22865 18728 12758 1743 4227 0 29607 20088 8391 1128 0 0 0 0 0 62657 49427 10357 2873 2248 372 1767 109 Membership & dues 1605 52 1045 508 Professional development 3728 1510 1504 714 Other expenses 4584 2581 1564 439 0 2082197 1626846 176029 279322 3095674 1711709 250763 251079 1990003 625885 38988 29762 0 0 0 207275 233197 5890 9840 7250998 716340 4006572 6534658 0 0 0 0 0 9595165 9396130 363383 288165 363383 288165 X 5261242 8216689 3970540 891276 9231782 9107965 9595165 9396130 -123817 X false true X true false X 1737388 1155590 3154784 4984525 1434963 12467250 733963 804878 906081 986908 1018757 4450587 0 0 0 2471351 1960468 4060865 5971433 2453720 16917837 216583 81770 1348814 375720 324810 2347697 0 216583 81770 1348814 375720 324810 2347697 14570140 7588 3549 852 417 305 12711 0 7588 3549 852 417 305 12711 0 0 2478939 1964017 4061717 5971850 2454025 16930548 0.86060 0.85480 0.00080 0.00150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 790105 790105 6189740 543857 5645883 271153 172483 98670 6534658 2510064 19875 531809 551684 1958380 1958380 2633881 19875 531809 551684 2082197 2082197 Part XII, Line 2d Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Allocation of COGS for Resale Shop $531809 Part XI, Line 2d Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Allocation of COGS for Resale Shop $531809 X X X X X X X false Valerie Ellis 4918 Pleasant Friendwood TX 77546 Grant consult false 175176 18750 156426 175176 18750 156426 Gala 237120 155020 82100 31773 1709 19495 Shred Day 9391 9391 2350 246511 155020 91491 34123 1709 19495 55327 36164 true Fair Haven Food Pantry 1330 Gessner Houston TX 77055 741388559 501(c)(3) 26660 0 General support East Spring Branch Food Pantry 7901 Westview Houston TX 77055 741319924 501(c)(3) 13200 0 General support 2 0 Transportation & Other 1198 29804 Shelter and Utilities 1905 506396 Medical, Eye Care & Dental 1414 78048 Food, Clothing, & Households 2778 1168 70732 FMV Clothing, vouchers for resale shop, sack lunches Christmas Project 637 11287 26933 FMV Gift cards, clothing, toys Back to School Program 5714 198320 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Monitoring of Food Pantry Grants - The Food Banks submit quarterly reports that include financial and client data. We also receive direct client feedback from referrals. X 88310 FMV X 4 60290 FMV X Christmas gifts 104 26933 Cost X Hygiene product 45 8344 Cost false false true Part I, Line 33, Revenues Not Reported Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM) receives donations of clothing and other personal items. Revenue from donated items sold in the Resale Store are reported on the Core Form 990 Part VIII, Line 10a. MAM supports its mission, as described in Core Form Part III, to assist families by providing Resale Store vouchers for clothing and household goods. MAM also gives hygiene products and sack lunches to those in need. These items are valued at the time they are distributed and recorded as contribution and expense to grant to individuals. Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties Organization contracts with an individual to sell certain non-cash donated items on eBay. The individual retains 30% of eBay sales with the remaining 70% going to the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The documents are available on request. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees See above for process followed for individuals described in question 15b. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management A search consultant was retained by the board of directors to assist in the compensation package for the Executive Director using salary survey from the local United Way. The United Way salary survey and the Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries survey are used to determine compensation levels for other employees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts A conflict of interest questionnaire is reviewed annually to indicate compliance by all officers, directors and employees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The 990 in draft form is reviewed by the Executive Director along with the Chairman of the Board and the Treasurer. The completed Form 990 is distributed to all board members prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders Candidates for the board of directors are nominated by the board of directors but must be approved by the membership of the Congregation Council. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body The representatives of the member congregations serve on the Congregation Council. This Council further nominates one person who is from one of the member congregations to serve on the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder Faith congregations in our service area are eligible for membership in Memorial Assistance Ministries. Members contribute volunteer staff, donations to the thrift store and funds for operating expenses.