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Organization Mission
H-Town Dream Center exists to give the Hope, Healing, and Freedom of Christ to the most vulnerable by helping break the chains of oppression and poverty so they can ... (More)
Rating Information
Great
This charity's score is 99%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
Charity Navigator's ratings previously did not consider Leadership & Adaptability, Culture & Community, or Impact & Measurement. The historic rating mainly reflects a version of today’s Accountability and Finance score. More information on our previous rating methodologies can be found on our rating methodology page.
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H-Town Dream Center cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having 2 years of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Accountability & Finance beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has 2 years of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for H-Town Dream Center under the EIN: 45-3542551.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate H-Town Dream Center, H-Town Dream Center will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
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Salary of Key Persons - Data Available
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Shawn Nelson, Vice President
$0
Shannon Nelson, President
$0
Veronica Medlin, Board Member
$0
James Pouge, Board Member
$0
David Soliman, Board Member
$0
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2022
IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage accountability and finance data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (H-Town Dream Center) or EIN (453542551) in the 'Search Term' field.
Impact & Measurement
Score
100
This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
$0.70 provides a dollar's worth of essential goods to someone in need.
Program Context
Missions of Hope Warehouse: This program directly distributes goods that fulfill the basic needs of its beneficiaries.
Data Time Period
8/1/21 to 8/6/22
Benchmark for Scoring
Impact scores of goods provision programs are based on comparing the cost to distribute a goods against the market value of those goods. Programs receive an Impact score of 100 if the cost to distribute goods is less than 75% the value of those goods and a score of 80 if it is less than 125%. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the benchmark for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 65. This program provides goods for less than 75% the value of the goods.
Methodology
This impact score was determined through the Goods Provision methodology which is fully detailed in the Charity Navigator Guide to Ratings. Analysis conducted in 2023 by Charity Navigator using data submitted by the nonprofit, theory and evidence from scientific research studies, and public datasets.
Data Source
The nonprofit submitted data on the composition and market value of the goods it distributed.
Measurement
Unscored
0% of Impact & Measurement score
Culture & Community
Score
90
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
Does your organization collect feedback (i.e., perceptions, opinions, concerns) from the people meant to ultimately benefit from your mission?
Yes
Feedback Usage
100 out of 100 points
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations
To inform the development of new programs/projects
To identify where we are less inclusive across demographic groups
To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
To understand client needs and how we can help them achieve their desired outcomes
Practices
100 out of 100 points
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually
We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible
We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us
We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.)
We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.)
We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
Challenges
100 out of 100 points
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Equity Strategies™
85 out of 100 points
67% of Culture & Community score
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Equity Strategies™ - Number of Data, Policies & Processes
85 out of 100 points
This organization's score of 85 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 7 Equity Practices.
The metric is based on the elements of the Equity Strategies™ checklist, developed by Equity in the Center™.
Leadership & Adaptability
Score
100
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
H-Town Dream Center exists to give the Hope, Healing, and Freedom of Christ to the most vulnerable by helping break the chains of oppression and poverty so they can begin to dream again.
Vision Statement
10 out of 10 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
A world where the most vulnerable break the chains of oppression and poverty and experience the hope
Strategic Goals
20 out of 20 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Currently we feed the hungry through our Care & Share food pantry serving 23,000 meals a week. Our goal is to provide more meals per week through the food pantry we are currently building.
Goal Two: We would like to house more women and children in our 1yr Hope Center Discipleship program. Our goal is to build 5 more tiny homes and build a new dorm on the current Safe House site.
Goal Three: Educate At-Risk Youth, we want to provide a safe place for under-resourced youth to come and be mentored through sports, recreation and education. This will be achieved through our DC Community Center
Leadership
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Investment in Leadership Development
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
Our founder Shannon Nelson has seen the need for applying for more grants. However the current staff does not have a background in finding and or writing grants. So she searched for higher learning platforms in the field of Grant Writing. She found a program called "Grant Writing Station". This program did cost a substantial amount of money for a nonprofit. However she recogonized the importance of having this program. She sat down with the staff and explained what benefits this program has. Also explained the fact this program is also a teaching tool in the world of Grant Writing. We agreed that we needed this platform to help educate all of us in this field. The next day she purchased the 1yr program for the staff, she sent out logins and passwords to everyone that same day.
External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborative Engagement
Thought Leadership
Social Promotion
Civic Engagement
Adaptability
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Adaptability Statement
30 out of 30 points
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
The H-Town Dream Center was at located in a hospital that we owned in Conroe Tx. We were doing well there and reaching thousands of people through our various programs. We were met with resistance to us having the type of programs we had. This turned into an issue that ended up leaving us without a place to operate out of. We had to shut down the Dream Center Hospital. This was unexpected and was a big hit on the spirit of our organization. We turned to God, and we prayed for an answer to how we overcome the self-doubt that had been placed in our hearts. Just when we thought that there would no longer be a dream center God showed us a vision of the Dream Center thriving but at a different location. So, we decided to move our program to Splendora Tx. We bought land and built a safe house compound to house the women and children. We made use of the land our founders already had owned for another business. We started building a community center which will be the hub of our organization. This location turned into our mobile food distribution center called the Care & Share food pantry. We now hand out over 23,000 lbs. of food a week through it. We are also planning to Education thousands of under-resourced youths through the programs we will offer through this community center. God has blessed us abundantly for staying faithful and not giving up when everything seemed to be falling in and hope seemed to be lost. We adapted to our new circumstances and our new location, and we began building and currently we are growing at a rate that is honorable. We are fully committed to Giving Hope, Healing, & Freedom to those in need.