Assistance League of Sacramento

What it reported doing in 2024

Reaching out is a component of assistance league of sacramento's community needs philanthropic program. It is designed to provide flexible, rapid-response assistance to individuals that does not fit within existing programs. This program served more than 3,000 individuals through agencies such as sacramento steps forward, first step communities and foster youth education fund. There was an increased demand for apartment starter kits when first step communities opened their 200 tiny home complex on roseville road. This program provided first step communities with items needed for the complex such as picnic tables, curtain rods, and umbrellas. Additionally, reaching out began a pilot program for katherine johnson middle school to decrease discipline referrals, increase student attendance, increase parent involvement at school and increase staff retention.ther programs - bears is a component of assistance league of sacramento's community needs philanthropic program. It provides new teddy bears to comfort traumatized children and adults, many in memory care facilities or other like services. The bears program served 3,000 individuals. The bears program serves many er hospitals including shriners hospital. This year memory care facilities were added as it was discovered dementia patients took solace in the bears. Clothes for careers is a philanthropic program designed by assistance league to provide workplace-appropriate clothing to individuals who graduate from job training programs or are in transitional situations seeking to improve their employment status. This program served more than 82 women from the women's empowerment organization who were returning to the workforce. A new agency, community against sexual harm {c.a.s.h.) was added. This agency works primarily with women who are working on the streets and have experienced sexual abuse or trafficking. Senior friendship is a philanthropic program designed by assistance league to provide seniors in retirement homes the opportunity to utilize their special talents to knit, crochet and sew for those in need in the greater sacramento area. More than 2,030 individuals were served with this program. This program added two new agencies, volunteers of america (voa) and sacramento stand down. They provide toiletry kits to voa's two homes that shelter abused seniors and provide warm clothing for the veterans through sacramento stand down. Waste not is a component of assistance league of sacramento's community needs philanthropic program. It provides outreach to the community by sharing excess donated items with other agencies. This program provides goods to the disabled veterans organization, bradshaw animal shelter, and book den. The monthly average return to the community exceeds $1,000. All items are being reused and recycled and staying out of the landfills.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 67.1%; rating input score 67
• Program expense ratio: 74.3%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th 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: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
  • 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: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 11%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.23; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings