Center for the Missing EIN 76-0635336 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Center for the Missing FY2023 filing

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Provides crisis intervention, prevention, and education to bring hope and healing to missing persons and their families. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $909K in revenue, $893K in expenses, and $597K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Houston, TX
Website
www.centerforthemissing.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$909KFY2023
Expenses
$893K
Net assets
$597K
People
21
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  76-0635336 Public foundation / grantmaker Houston, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides crisis intervention, prevention, and education to bring hope and healing to missing persons and their families.
Leadership
John McNamee · Former CEO · $97K
Money in and out
$909K revenue, $893K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2023
Total revenue
$909K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$893K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$597K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $17K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
22.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$909K
FY2023▼ -35%
Expenses
$893K
FY2023▼ -33%
Total assets
$634K
FY2023▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$37K
FY2023▲ +14%
Total revenue
$909K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$893K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$597K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$17K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$634K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $838K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Respond

TCM provides crisis case management and on-going support toaid the reunification of families and to facilitate the healing processfor recovered missing persons and the searching families who need HOPE.2023 services include: working 313 new missing person cases (includespersons for whom amber and silver alerts were activated) involving…

$704Kprogram expense
02

Prepare

TCM provides services and support to law enforcementinvestigators and agencies through training and amber alert and silveralert activation. 2023 services included: issuing 6 amber alerts for 6AT-RISK missing children (98% recovery rate) and 37 silver alerts (98% recovery rate); and providing 15 local law enforcement trainings and…

$84Kprogram expense
03

Impact

TCM distributes child id kits and safety publications tochildren, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, educators, and caring community members;provides safety education to teach children how to stay safer in reallife and in the digital world; teaches parents how to safeguard andmonitor their children in real life and online, as well as what to doif their…

$50Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCenter for the Missing
EINHdr · item D76-0635336
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.centerforthemissing.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former CEO
$96,801Pt VII · Sec A
$61,948Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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 Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 110%
Investment income$29K · 3%
Contributions & grants110%$1.0M
Investment income3%$29K
— government grantsLn 1e$91K
Total revenueLn 12$909K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.03
Program services94%$838K
Management & general3%$27K
Fundraising3%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$893K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$236K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$37K
Total net assetsLn 32$597K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $591K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $893K · Less non-cash grants $579K · Cash operating expenses/yr $313K
22.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $838K · Total expenses $893K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $893K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $893K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $61K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $799K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $909K
110%
Government reliance
Government grants $91K · Total revenue $909K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $909K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $29K · Total revenue $909K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $893K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $909K · Prior year $1.4M
-35%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $597K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $909K · Expenses $893K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $634K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $597K · Total assets $634K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $355K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $634K
56%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melissa Turnquist · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $62K · Total expenses $893K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $338K · Total expenses $893K
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth -35%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$681K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$909K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$506K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$326K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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