Cesar Chavez Service Clubs Inc

Overview

Mission

The Chavez Clubs provide K-12 leadership opportunities to thousands of young people through creative and exciting projects that instill the Clubs mission of inspiring young people to believe in themselves & to know they can make a difference.

What it reported doing in 2024

Future Leaders Leadership Project: The Chavistas, as the Club members proudly call themselves, range from third grade through high school. The real leadership activity begins in the weekly Chavista meetings where the Club ten values, including nonviolence, service, and respect are strategically discussed and are matched up to the Club leadership activities. With the guidance of the Club Coordinators, the Chavistas are taught the responsibilities of good government and how to work as a team. Led by the elected Club president, the Chavistas discuss, debate, vote, design, and assign duties to fulfill their projects. After the project is completed, the Club invests time in assessing the project and if the members were accountable and responsible for their assignment. The rigor of these activities will pave the way in guiding these students to a future of responsible, respectful, and participating citizenship.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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
261605661
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
6193474342
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $27.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 53.3%; rating input score 53; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.35; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.9%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84% of revenue deployed · 83.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $927K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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

12 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Linda Legerrette (Executive Director): $75,000 total reported compensation
  • Carlos Legerrette (Co-Founder): $35,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.