Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center does not meet the following 3 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
GCIC does not meet this Standard because:
- Although the organization produced a written effectiveness assessment report in June 2020, the report did not include recommendations for future actions.
Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
GCIC does not meet this Standard because the 2020 annual report did not include:
- A roster of the organization's board of directors.
- The organization's financial information for the year ended June 30, 2020.
Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
GCIC does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on the organization's website, https://grassrootscrisis.org/, does not indicate:
- How to inform the charity that the visitor does not want his/her information shared with others.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability:
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Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center meets the remaining 15 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Year, State Incorporated
1969, MD
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Stated Purpose
"to provide supportive and professional 24-hour crisis intervention, suicide prevention, shelter, and outreach services to individuals and families experiencing a personal, situational, mental health, or shelter crisis."
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center (GCIC) reports that it provides crisis intervention, shelter, and homeless outreach services to individuals living within Howard County and Central Maryland. The organization offers 24-hour crisis intervention counseling, walk-in counseling, emergency shelter services, substance use disorder screening, community education and outreach, and mobile crisis teams. In 2020, GCIC states that it provided 21,077 nights of shelter to 1,261 individuals and families. In addition, the organization states that it received 33,474 hotline calls, made 721 mobile crisis team trips, and enrolled 143 individuals in GCIC's substance abuse treatment program.
For the year ended June 30, 2020, Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center's program expenses were:
| Crisis intervention services |
$1,147,992 |
| Emergency shelter |
$1,019,031 |
| State opioid response |
$999,046 |
| Men's shelter |
$580,219 |
| Mobile crisis team |
$500,983 |
| Shelter outreach |
$426,329 |
| Substance use disorder screening |
$117,657 |
| Motel assistance |
$62,621 |
| Total Program Expenses: |
$4,853,878 |
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Chief Executive
Dr. Mariana Izraelson, Executive Director
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Compensation*
$102,875
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Chair of the Board
Dottie Paxton
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Vice President, Fulton Bank
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Board Size
13
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Paid Staff Size
130
*2020 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Note: Dr. Izraelson assumed the position of Executive Director in October 2020. Her compensation is not available at this time. In 2019, Ayesha B. Holmes served as GCIC's Executive Director, receiving $102,875 in compensation.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events
Fundraising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,433,423 are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020.
| Source of Funds |
| Government grants |
$2,160,974 |
| Purchase of service |
$2,113,165 |
| Contributions |
$1,201,196 |
| United Way |
$51,353 |
| Special events, net |
$19,900 |
| Interest income |
$4,235 |
| Other revenue |
$3,505 |
| Realized loss on investments |
($34) |
| Total Income |
$5,554,294 |
- Programs: 89%
- Administrative: 9%
- Fundraising: 2%
| Total Income |
$5,554,294 |
| Program expenses |
$4,853,878 |
| Fundraising expenses |
$140,104 |
| Administrative expenses |
$483,828 |
| Other expenses |
$0 |
| Total expenses: |
$5,477,810 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses |
$76,484 |
| Beginning Net Assets |
$3,046,637 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
| Ending Net Assets |
$3,123,121 |
| Total Liabilities |
$1,572,900 |
| Total Assets |
$4,696,021 |
Note: According to GCIC's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020, the organization received $494,251 in contributed goods and services including use of building space ($185,782), donated goods ($143,316), physician services ($77,480), utilities ($73,600), use of land ($7,113), and computer services ($6,960).