California Reading Association

Overview

Mission

To promote literacy

What it reported doing in 2017

Annual conference held for staff development for teachers in the state of California.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237075952
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-N 2007
Headquarters
San Clemente, CA, USA
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education

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The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.2%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 42.8%; rating input score 43
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -87.5%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.6%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -102.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.2% of revenue deployed · 42.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $56K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $19K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2013 to 2017
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record