Q. What proportion of your revenues are spent
on services to those in need?
A. According to our 2007 audited financial statements,
90 cents of every dollar of revenue went to providing
services for individuals, children, and families in
need. The remaining 10 cents was spent on management
and fundraising. Absolutely all of the food, clothing,
and other good we receive are given back to the community.
Q. What does the Sunshine Division do with
the money they receive?
A. Sunshine Division maximizes donations. In 2004
we were able to turn every $1 of donated funds into
$5.74 worth of products and services that are given
back to the community. We achieve this thanks to generous
in-kind donations, and by working with distributors
to obtain the best prices for products that are not
donated.
Q. What other charities does the Sunshine
Division help?
A. The Sunshine Division helps over 40 other nonprofit
organizations each year. We provide over $1,000,000
worth of food and products to other organizations.
Q. What makes Sunshine Division unique?
A. First, we serve people around the clock, every
day of the year—thanks to our long and unique
partnership with the Portland Police Bureau. In addition
to what we distribute out of our North Portland warehouse,
we provide each of the five police precinct stations
with a steady supply of food boxes for distribution
by police officials. Plus officers on the street (as
well as a precinct’s front-desk personnel) can
give a Sunshine Division referral card to anyone they
believe needs our services, which entitles the bearer
to a box of food, no questions asked.
Then there’s Threadz, our clothing store, which
may well be the most accessible, well supplied, and
humanitarian clothing-relief service in the city,
offering clients a dignified “shopping”
experience. And cops can take advantage of our Izzy’s
Kids clothing program—supplied by Sunshine Division
with Fred Meyer gift cards, they can take low-income
kids shopping for essential, new school clothes.
Q. What geographic area does the Sunshine
Division cover?
A. The Sunshine Division focuses on the City of
Portland for the services we provide to individuals,
women, children, and families. However, we have assisted
other nonprofit agencies beyond these boundaries.
There are special circumstances where we have been
called upon to provide assistance, such as helping
people in Vernonia after the flood of 1996.
Q. Are Sunshine Division's books audited?
A. Our financial statements are audited annually, following the end of our fiscal year on June 30.
Our auditors are Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt, P.C. You can examine our most recent audited financial statement here.
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