Bay Area Community Services (BACS)

What it reported doing in 2024

Housing - Focused Services: Residential and Housing Navigation rapid re-housing that helps people transition from encampments to housing with the goal of moving people off the streets into on-site housing where various mental health, hygiene, health, and job need support can be provided. Funding is provided by the California cities of Berkeley, Salinas, Hayward, Fremont, Oakland, Richmond and Sacramento.Homelessness Prevention provides emergency financial assistance, housing problem solving and support services, and landlord-tenant relationship support for people currently housed but at risk of losing their housing. Funding is provided by various private and foundation donations as well as the California cities of Emeryville, Hayward, Oakland, Freemont and San Francisco. Programs include Keep Oakland Housed, Keep Everyone Housed, Oakland Shallow Subsidy Program, and Hayward Shallow Subsidy Program.Housing Fast provides interim housing and support services to single adult homeless individuals with a determined focus on finding permanent housing. Sites include the Henry Robinson Multi-Service Center, Holland Hotel, Don Brown Center, Berkeley STAIR Center, Hayward Navigation Center, Fremont Navigation Center, Delta Landing, and the SHARE Center. Housing Fast programs are in Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and Monterey County. The Henry H. Robinson Multi-Service Center and the Holland Hotel services are partially funded by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Continuum of Care grant under the Housing and Community Development of Act of 1974, by the City of Oakland and Alameda County. The Don Brown Center services are funded in partnership with Contra Costa Behavioral Health. Remaining funding for services is received from various private and foundation donations.Housing Resource Centers Housing Hubs that coordinate all county resources to connect high need individuals with housing. Includes housing navigation services, streamlined access to shelters and housing, legal workshops, and more. Landlord Liaison and Housing Subsidy Management Incentive and support to help landlords fill their units with people who might otherwise struggle to access housing, while partnering with landlords to open more units to people with complex needs. Provide some rental assistance, access to incentive funds, transitional and ongoing support for tenants, mediation for landlord/tenant relationships, and a 24/7 hotline for emergencies. Funding is provided by Alameda County. Medical Respite and Recuperative Care provides an opportunity for homeless and housing insecure populations to recuperate from illness or injury in a clean and safe setting after being discharged from hospital care. Services are provided in Alameda County. Funding is provided by various private, foundations and nonprofit organizations. Project Reclamation provides housing and support services to people with complex needs who would otherwise be homeless or unstably housed, who need support to live independently in the community. Funding is provided by various grants, rental and services fees. Services and activities are provided by East Bay Transitional Homes, Inc and Bay Area Community Services Housing Corporation. Both are related legal corporations established by BACS to support housing services as well as the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) section 202 housing project.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.1%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $918.8 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • 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: 1.6%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.5; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings