Champions of Caring Connections Inc

Overview

Mission

To provide first responder supportive services to homeless, low-income families in the greater Compton area.

What it reported doing in 2024

Champions of Caring connections serviced 386 individuals through Resource Fairs and referrals from other agencies. 17,735 individuals and 4,619 families received food. For the annual Christmas toy distribution 1,042 individuals were serviced. At the SPA 6 Homeless Connect Outreach 200 individuals were serviced, 79 from the multiple shelters that Champions of Caring Connections partners with and 23 unaccompanied youth. Champions of Caring connections also provided MTA Transportation Tokens to 27 individuals. Direct assistance such as food cards, clothing card and temporary nights of shelter were provided to 15 individuals. In total, Champions of Caring Connections provided services to 19,520 individuals through the different services that are offered to the clients.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 75% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
020671020
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Headquarters
Compton, CA, USA
Phone
3106359536
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Private Grantmaking Foundations

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.3%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -43.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: -0.28; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -43.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $292K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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

11 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.