About Union Rescue Mission
Compelled by the love of Jesus, we embrace everyone with the compassion of Christ to serve neighbors experiencing homelessness, helping them find the way home through emergency services, recovery, transitional programs, and support services.
Focus Areas
HomelessnessEmergency shelterSubstance use recoveryTransitional programsSupport servicesThrift stores / social enterprise
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted fundingcore/organizational stability
About Union Rescue Mission
Union Rescue Mission gives at a local scale, and its recent grants show a strong pattern of general operating support to faith-based and community organizations serving people in need across Los Angeles County and nearby cities. The largest recent grant in the record is $369,000 to Ministerio Cristiano Faro De Luz in Huntington Park for general operating support, followed by a $127,500 grant to the same organization in 2023. That recurring support suggests a relationship that extends beyond a single award year. The foundation’s own mission centers on serving neighbors experiencing homelessness through emergency services, recovery, transitional programs, and support services. Its grant list aligns with that orientation through grants to organizations such as God's Pantry in Pomona and Monte Sion Center in Los Angeles, both funded for general operating support. Across the file, the funding pattern is tied to organizations working in communities where the mission’s service model can be carried out locally, with all listed recipients located in California.
What Union Rescue Mission Funds
A clear theme in Union Rescue Mission’s grantmaking is broad general operating support for local nonprofits and ministries. In 2024, it gave $46,000 to God's Pantry in Pomona and $39,000 to Monte Sion Center in Los Angeles, both for general operating support. Support also extends to organizations connected to education and family services. The foundation awarded $32,000 to Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles and $26,000 to Brothers Taking Responsibility of Our Community in Los Angeles, each for general operating support. Food assistance appears in the record as well. In 2023, it granted $22,000 to Children's Hunger Fund in Sylmar, followed by a $19,000 grant in 2024 to Childrens Hunger Fund in the same city, again for general operating support. These grants show attention to organizations that provide practical help to households under strain.
How Union Rescue Mission Gives
Union Rescue Mission’s grant sizes cluster around modest operating awards, with a 25th percentile of $12,500, a median of $24,000, and a 75th percentile of $39,000. The record also includes a much larger award at the top of the range, showing that the foundation can make significantly larger commitments when it chooses. The grant list shows repeat support to some recipients across more than one year, including multiple awards to the same organizations in 2023 and 2024. The foundation is a Pure DAF Provider, and the listed philosophy emphasizes general operating support, unrestricted funding, and core organizational stability. No application process is described in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$109.5M
Total Revenue
$68.4M
Total Expenses
$51.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $39K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$39K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANDREW BALES
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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