Agua Y Mas Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452971698
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2016
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
6509612333
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Emergency Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$295,245
Expenses
$247,009
Assets
$119,906
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MARIA ARECHIGA (BOARD/PRESID)
  • ROBERT L DUNNING (BOARD/TREASU)
  • AMANDALINA GUTIERREZ (BOARD/SECRET)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our organization's mission is to privide food, clothing, education, and a safe environment for battered, abused, and homeless women and children in their time of need, as well as to enhance their opportunities for a normal and better life.

What it reported doing in 2021

Agua y mas has had a very productive, yet difficult year. Our children are back in school following more than a year using zoom when our internet connections work. We are so grateful for each of our generous donors, who increased our donations by about 100,000 even during this pandemic. As a result agua y mas was able to purchase eight small lots (almost an acre) in the town of ortiz, not too far from guymas. As our donations keep increasing, we hope to build two dormitory buildings, with a lot more space, one for boys and one for girls. Then our current home will have more room for the battered women and their children. Although our government keeps sending us those in great need, they do not give us any financial support or help with food or supplies. We are totally dependent on donations, as we have no sponsors, just generous donors who love children and want to give them a better life,. We provide food, clothing, an education, and a lot of love.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $69.78 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.3%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 26.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.4% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $234K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.