Better Life Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
260484601
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011, Form 990-EZ 2010, Form 990-N 2008
Location
Lakewood, CA, USA
Phone
5626088797
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$519,110
Expenses
$523,280
Assets
$2,581
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide training and assistance to adults with development disabilities, in order to help them and teach them to live in a self sufficient manner.

What it reported doing in 2011

In 2011 the organization had 53 patients and provided 48,350 hours of trainings and assistance to them.the organization estimates to add 8 or 9 more patients in 2012, providing as much as 54,000 hours of trainings and assistance.the goal of the organization is to help their patience receive confidence to reside independently, social interactions ability and increased social relationships, so that their patients do not need to live in assisted living places. The organization also makes sure the safety issues in residing independently, mobility trainings, self advocacy, meal preparations, physical health and general safety is provided to these patients.in 2011 the organization was referred a homeless person who is mentally challenged and suffers from schizophrenia disorder. He had been homeless for over 10 years and was not able to reside in a group home due to his explosive behavior. With the support of the organization he has found an apartment that he could afford and he is no longer homeless. Additional work with him has been to establish boundaries, teach independent living skills, money management, paying bills, keeping up with personal hygiene and skills to cope with his mental health condition.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 28
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.8%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 41.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 104.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -125.3% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $409K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $109K · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.