Father Joe's Villages

What it reported doing in 2024

Programs and services for people who are experiencing and/or at-risk of homelessness: Father Joe's Villages provides a one-stop service center to help people who are homeless and our neighbors in need on a 1.5 block campus in downtown San Diego that includes temporary housing and wrap around support services. In 2024, more than 11,600 people living in poverty accessed one or more of our services, including children, families, individuals, and 3,450 people aged 55 years or older. In addition, Father Joe's Villages served 670,000 meals through its daily community lunch program, while we provided over 24,500 showers in 2024. We provide emergency, interim, and bridge shelter for those who need a short-term stay before accessing more stable housing; rapid re-housing for those in need of time limited rental assistance to establish themselves in permanent housing; transitional housing for those who need focused support to obtain income and permanent housing; permanent supportive housing for people with a disability whose homelessness has become a chronic condition; and affordable housing for those with low to moderate incomes. We also provide housing and supportive services for people living with HIV/AIDS. In 2024, more than 2,900 people lived in our residential housing programs. We served more than 775 of our Nation's veterans throughout all our programs. The therapeutic childcare center provided critical childcare and targeted support to more than 350 people, including 220 children. 100% of families served are strong and more supportive family units after participating in our therapeutic childcare services. Education and employment services provided training programs to 952 participants in 2024.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 92%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $16.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • 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: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 4.2%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.08; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings