Center for the Missing FY2021 filing
Provides crisis intervention, prevention, and education to bring hope and healing to missing persons and their families. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $506K in revenue, $383K in expenses, and $517K in net assets.Pt I
- Type
- Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Website
- www.centerforthemissing.org
- Filings
- 5 on file (2020–2021)
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Summary of the Filing
Where the work happens
TCM distributes child ID kits and safety publications to children, parents, and educators; provides safety education to teach children how to stay safer in real life and on the internet; teaches parents how to safeguard their children in real life and on the internet and what to do if their child goes missing.
TCM provides services and support to law enforcement officers and agencies through training and Amber Alert issuance. 2021 services included: issuing 3 Amber Alerts for 3 missing children, all were located safely and 14 Silver Alerts for 14 missing seniors all of whom were located safely; providing 15 local Law Enforcement trainings and…
TCM provides case work, search, and case management to aid the recovery of missing persons and to facilitate the healing process for missing persons and their families. 2021 services included: working 256 (includes persons for whom Amber and Silver Alerts were issued) new missing person cases involving 94 missing children, 145 missing…
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Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Melissa Turnquist’s $103K as CEO is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1263 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Alberts | — | — | — | — | $103,717 |
| Melissa Turnquist | $103,494 | $61,948 | — | — | — |
| John McNamee | — | $96,801 | $92,499 | — | — |
| John McNamee | — | — | — | $49,997 | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Statement of Functional Expenses
Balance Sheet
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 81% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 17% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 1% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 55% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 0.5% | — | — |
Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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