A Quarter Blue

Overview

Mission

A Quarter Blue creates pathways toward resilience and restoration for crime survivors and their communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

* Third "Day of the Thriver" conference held to educate & empower crime survivors, including understanding the judicial system panel with San Bernardino's District Attorney. Over 225 children and youth received trauma-informed therapy services. Over 100 children and youth received emergency assistance. 95% of children showed progress in trauma recovery based on clinician assessments and pre/post testing. 130 non-offending caregivers participated in parent support groups and individual sessions. 1,200+ community members accessed free education and prevention resources. 15+ trainings delivered to professionals (educators, healthcare providers, law enforcement) with 98% reporting improved skills and knowledge. 30+ collaborative efforts 15+ outreach events 3,500+ pieces of prevention literature distributed in schools, clinics, and faith-based organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 61% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010900692
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2023
Headquarters
Orange, CA, USA
Phone
7149320845
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Sexual Abuse, Prevention

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.6%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 99%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: $159.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 77.8%; rating input score 78; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.7%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.5; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.4%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 24.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.6% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.6% of revenue deployed · 99% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $683K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $187K · 3 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 annual filings from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ELIZABETH RIVAS (CLINICAL DIRECTOR): $186,600 total reported compensation
  • MARTHA WADE (President): $72,807 total reported compensation
  • DAWN STITT (Secretary): $19,614 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.