Union Rescue Mission

What Union Rescue Mission does

Union Rescue Mission (URM) is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1950 and headquartered at 2800 N. Hillside, Wichita, Kansas. It provides emergency shelter, meals, clothing, hygiene services, and longer-term recovery programs primarily to homeless men in the Wichita area, operating 365 days per year. The flagship offering is the 9-month Solid Ground Life Equipping Program paired with 81 spaces of transitional housing, supplemented by mentorship, educational classes, job preparation, Bible study, and minor medical assistance. In Fiscal Year 2025 the organization served 1,109 different men, provided 41,693 guest nights and 74,688 meals, and distributed 165 food boxes to families in need.

URM has no proprietary technology stack; its product is direct human service delivery at a fixed facility. The business model is donor-funded rather than revenue-generating: operating dollars come from individual donations (including monthly recurring), church and faith community contributions, private business and foundation grants, workplace giving and corporate matching, and planned giving/bequests. The organization deliberately does not solicit government or United Way funding. A separate donation distribution warehouse operates at 3250 E 27th St N. Day-to-day reach is amplified by 277 volunteers who contributed 3,625 hours in FY2025, plus a Church Ambassador program and corporate partnership pipeline.

The organization is governed by a board chaired by Luke Nath and led by CEO David Hodge (appointed April 2024) and COO Joe Schroeder (also appointed April 2024), with 11+ identified staff across facilities, food services, shelter/intake, chaplaincy, finance, and communications. A ~$2M facility improvement project launched in April 2024 is nearing completion as of July 2025, adding a new emergency shelter wing, chapel, dining room, life change stations, bathhouse, and classrooms, including dedicated space for parolees. The organization holds Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) accreditation and operates under EIN#48-0625837.

Name

Union Rescue Mission

Legal name

Union Rescue Mission

Website

https://urmwichita.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Union Rescue Mission is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Wichita, Kansas, founded in 1950, providing emergency shelter, meals, and a 9-month life-change program to homeless men and food boxes to struggling families. Operates 365 days/year, funded by individual, church, and corporate donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless Shelter and Social Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Homeless shelter services
• Faith-based ministry
• Emergency shelter programs
• Transitional housing services
• Food assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization is funded by individuals who make charitable contributions, including one-time and monthly recurring donations. The URM is a private non-profit 501c(3) organization.
2. Church and Faith Community Support: Funding from churches and faith-based organizations. The URM provides a non-denominational Christian Chapel Service 365 days a year and acts as 'the arm of the church' in serving the homeless.
3. Private Business and Foundation Grants: Funding from private businesses, foundations, and civic groups. Note: URM chooses not to solicit funding from the Government or United Way.
4. Workplace Giving Programs: Corporate matching gift programs where employers match employee donations, and United Way Donor of Choice designations allow employees to direct workplace giving to URM.
5. Planned Giving and Bequests: Beneficiary designations on bank accounts, life insurance policies, retirement plans, and commercial annuities; planned giving through wills and bequests for long-term sustainability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Union Rescue Mission is a faith-based nonprofit that provides emergency overnight shelter, hot meals, clothing, hygiene services, and a 9-month residential Solid Ground Life Equipping Program with transitional housing for homeless men in the Wichita area. It also distributes weekly food boxes to struggling families and operates as the "arm of the church" in serving the homeless and poor.

Product overview

Union Rescue Mission Wichita is a faith-based nonprofit homeless shelter offering a comprehensive continuum of services for men experiencing homelessness. The organization provides immediate rescue services including emergency overnight shelter, hot meals, clothing, and hygiene facilities. Its flagship program is the 9-month Solid Ground Life Equipping Program with transitional housing, designed to achieve lasting life change through spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical components. Additional services include food boxes for families, mentorship, educational programs, job preparation, Bible study, and minor medical assistance. The organization operates 365 days a year, serving approximately 1,100 different men annually with over 74,000 meals provided.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Overnight Shelter Provides safe, secure overnight shelter for homeless men 365 days a year at 2800 N. Hillside, Wichita, with zero tolerance for violence, drugs, alcohol, or weapons. Without a plan, overnight guests are limited to 30 nights of emergency stay with possible return after a 30-day absence.
• Hot Meals Program
• Food Boxes for Families
• Solid Ground Life Equipping Program
• Transitional Housing
• Clothing Assistance
• Hygiene Services
• Mentorship Program
• Educational Programs
• Job Preparation
• Bible Study and Chapel Services
• Medical Assistance
• Speakers Bureau

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,109 different men served; 74,688 meals served; 41,693 guest nights provided in Fiscal Year 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)coreOthersURM maintains ECFA accreditation, demonstrating financial accountability and transparency standards expected of Christian nonprofits. ECFA membership requires compliance with standards for financial governance, stewardship, and ethical practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Salvation Army: Large national faith-based nonprofit operating emergency shelters, transitional housing and feeding programs across the U.S. — overlaps directly with URM's core services but at vastly greater scale and a much broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Open Door Mission: Faith-based rescue mission in Omaha, NE offering emergency shelter, meals, clothing, recovery programs and transitional housing — directly comparable service mix and Christ-centered operating model to Union Rescue Mission Wichita.
• City Union Mission: Faith-based rescue mission in Kansas City, MO providing emergency shelter, meals and long-term recovery programs to homeless men and families — a near-identical operating model to Union Rescue Mission Wichita in the same regional market.
• Union Rescue Mission Los Angeles: The flagship of the Union Rescue Mission network; a far larger faith-based nonprofit delivering emergency shelter, meals, recovery programs and transitional housing to homeless men and women in downtown LA — same brand ethos and service portfolio, providing a national-scale benchmark.
• Kansas City Rescue Mission: Faith-based nonprofit in Kansas City delivering emergency shelter, meals and residential recovery programs to homeless men and families — closely comparable service portfolio in the same regional donor market as Union Rescue Mission Wichita.
• Wheeler Mission: Faith-based rescue mission in Indianapolis providing emergency shelter, meals and life-change programs for homeless men and women with a similar Christ-centered recovery framework.
• Denver Rescue Mission: Faith-based rescue mission offering emergency shelter, meals, clothing, transitional housing and life-recovery programs in Denver — directly overlapping service lines and faith-based funding model.

Regional players

• The Lord's Diner: Faith-based nonprofit in Wichita, KS providing free meals to the hungry and homeless — a direct local-market peer in the food-assistance mission URM also performs through its hot-meals and food-box programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/URMWichita
• Facebookfacebook.com/URMofWichita
• Instagraminstagram.com/urm_wichita/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/union-rescue-mission-of-wichita-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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