Assistance League of Santa Clarita

What it reported doing in 2024

Operation School Bell Assistance League of Santa Clarita provides new clothing and shoes to disadvantaged elementary, junior high and high school students in the Santa Clarita Valley. The icare for kids program provides eye exams and eyeglasses to students in need referred by local elementary, junior high, and high schools. Elementary school health offices are given packages of new underwear to provide to younger students who have emergencies during the school day.Community Outreach is an umbrella program that responds to the various needs in our community. Teddy Bear Patrol provides teddy bears to local fire stations, medical facilities, and childrens service agencies for distribution to children and others involved in traumatic situations. Fostering Success provides clothing, eye care, household goods, hygiene supplies and other basic needs to college students who have transitioned out of the Foster Care system. Assisteens: Students in grades 7-12, mentored by ALSC members to promote leadership and organizational skills through volunteerism, provide the following: 1) Assemble Foster Care Backpacks that are provided to children entering the foster care system. The backpacks include personal hygiene items, a change of clothing, and small items of comfort. 2) Organize a social activity and lunch for residents of LARC Ranch, a group living community for developmentally disabled adults. 3) Collect canned goods for the local Food Pantry and students in need at College of the Canyons. Family Ties provides baked goods to homebound seniors in the SCV community, as well as holiday gifts to developmentally disabled adults living independently in our community. UkeALadies provides musical entertainment to seniors in local Assisted Living Facilities. Emergency Community Assistance responds to requests to help the immediate needs of individuals or families who have experienced a disruptive event in their life. During 2021-2022 clothing was provided to Afghan refugee children and families relocated to the SCV community.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 61.1%; rating input score 61
• Program expense ratio: 71.5%; rating input score 72
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
• 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: 16.3%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.42; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings