Bennett Valley Education Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680286878
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Phone
7076373693
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$111,247
Expenses
$94,232
Assets
$425,195
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALLISON GILLESPIE (CO PRESIDENT)
  • ANDEE BARIDON (CO-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ALLISON GILLESPIE (CO PRESIDENT)
  • ANDEE BARIDON (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • ROB WALKER (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To raise funds to support and enhance the educational experiences of the students of the bennett valley union school district.

What it reported doing in 2024

Band program - 'strawberry's band programs are led by school of rock teachers and sara williams. These programs teach students to read music and play their instrument independently and with fellow musicians in concert performances. No experience is necessary and instruments are provided by bvef. Band is open to all students 4th-6th grade. Additionally, we have contracted with santa rosa's school of rock, which teaches students more modern styles of music, also focused on all students 4th-6th grades. The total band cost also includes funds used for the marching band uniforms and other miscellaneous band items. The cost cited above also includes $274.93 of band/music supplies. The split between school of rock and sara williams was $18984.00 and $7,050.93, respectively.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.6%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 85.6%; rating input score 86

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.3%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.51; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.6% of revenue deployed · 85.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $81K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.