Assistance League of Amador Valley

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931044802
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Pleasanton, CA, USA
Phone
9254616401
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$186,159
Expenses
$198,114
Assets
$335,117
Liabilities
$33,046

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DEBBIE FLATT (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PAM NEUDECKER (VP MEMBERSHIP)
  • TINA LADUE (VP PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS)
  • DENISE BARR (VP TECHNOLOGY)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Assistance league of amador valley is a non-profit organization dedicated to hands on volunteerism, assisting those in need through unique service programs, which are focused on aiding education for low income students, early screening eye care, and support programs for the elderly. The members of the assistance league of amador valley are a highly motivated anddedicated group of women currently consisting of almost 90 volunteers. We proudly serve the tri-valley area that includes dublin, livermore, and pleasanton. Our common goal is the contribution that we bring to the betterment of the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Operation school bell: provides clothing, books, and tutoring services for elementary school students in the livermore, pleasanton, and dublin school districts. The program provides diagnostic screening services for preschool children for early detection of eye problems as well as birthday gifts to children who have a birthday during their stay at the tri-valley haven for women in livermore. It also provides educational games, supplies, books, and craft projects for foster children spending supervised time with their biological parents. The chapter also awards annual college scholarships.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 61% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 18
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 79.8%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: -6.4%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.69; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.3% of revenue deployed · 79.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 12 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $158K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.