Alpha Project

What it reported doing in 2024

Other ProgramsFood Services Program: Alpha Projects commercial kitchen at Alpha Square is instrumental in the delivery of food services to the agencys many programs including the preparation of over 200,000 hot meals annually to shelter residents. The program also helps stock the agencys three food pantries at Alpha Square, Alpha Lofts, and Luther Tower, as well as prepares food kits for clients moving into housing of their own and emergency food kits as needed for seniors, disabled, and chronically ill clients.Homeless Outreach: At the core of all of Alpha Projects facilities and services is a program of Homeless Outreach, designed not only to assist those in need in accessing needed services but also to assist the surrounding neighborhood in addressing homeless-related issues. Operating in the City of San Diego, City of Vista, Chula Vista City, National City, and the Port of San Diego, outreach workers are trained in crisis response and de-escalation, with access to food, transportation and a wealth of referral sources to help individuals and families still homeless connect with housing and other sources of support.Case Management at Luther Tower: Luther Tower offers 200 units of affordable housing to seniors. Alpha Projects Case Management services at Luther Tower offers residents with support accessing services and supplies including medical, behavioral health, food, as well as other wrap-arounds services. Hospice for the Homeless & Living with Dignity: In response to the homeless deaths that occur on the streets of San Diego, in 2007 Alpha Project launched Hospice for the Homeless and Living with Dignity to provide financial assistance to homeless people diagnosed with a terminal or chronic illness. Hospice for the Homeless caters to those diagnosed by a physician as having 6 months or less to live. While the clients chosen hospice provider delivers medical & nursing care, medications, social worker, and behavioral health and spiritual counseling, Alpha Project provides financial assistance including security deposit, rental assistance, furniture, food, and other supplies not covered by hospice. Living with Dignity provides one-time assistance to help seniors, those with physical disabilities or other debilitating illnesses with emergency or critical needs such as rental assistance, transportation, food, and mobility devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, walking sticks, etc.Alpha House: Alpha House is designed to provide sober living and transitional housing to those needing safe, clean, and affordable housing while transitioning back into the workforce through participation in Alpha Projects Special Projects work program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.2%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
• Fundraising efficiency: $444.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • 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: 2.3%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings