Breathe California Golden Gate Public Health Partnership

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
940836760
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
6509945868
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Lung Disease

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$343,639
Expenses
$734,153
Assets
$536,383
Liabilities
$556,244

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TANYA STEVENSON (PRESIDENT AND CEO)

People named in this filing

  • ROHAN SHAMAPANT (CHAIRPERSON)
  • JASON STEWART (BOARD MEMBER)
  • EVE BROTHERS (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. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Breathe California is dedicated to fighting lung disease, advocating for clean air and promoting public health in our local communities. Since 1908, we have addressed the most serious health threats of our time through grassroots programs that empower individual, institutional and community change for better breathing and healthier living.

What it reported doing in 2018

Medical research: supported peer reviewed medical research to improve knowledge of the prevention and treatment of lung disease. This year we continued to dedicate funding to lung health research.lung disease: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis. It is the 3rd leading and fastest rising cause of death in the USA. Breathe California offers patient education, advocacy and support groups to help improve the quality of life enjoyed by copd and emphysema patients.to assist people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) and their caregivers to better manage living with these disabling conditions breathe California golden gate public health partnership:-co-hosted lectures, classes and support groups on copd-maintained a copd information and referral page on the breathe California websitetuberculosis (tb) is an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules in the tissues, especially the lungs. Between 5-10% of the USA population is infected with tb. Breathe California offers awareness raising and referrals, and provides advocacy for prevention, care and treatment of tb.in 2017-18, to assist pepople living with tuberculosis and help prevent the spread of the disease, breathe California golden gate public health partnership:-partnered with the ca tb controllers asssociation to raise public awareness-developed a large-scale social media campaign for the world tb day-co-organized an "end tb" walk in san francisco with partner agencies-participated in the tb elimination coalitionasthma: asthma is the #1 chronic cause of school absenteeism and the 3rd leading cause of hospitalization among children each year, disproportionally affecting low income & communities of color and negatively impacting physical, emotional and social development. Over 5 million californians have been diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives, and almost 3 million currently have asthma. One in 10 children in the bay area are estimated to have asthma. Breathe California offers asthma education to children, parents, caregivers and health providers to help patients avoid exposure to asthmagens that may trigger an attack and to help them learn to take control of their condition.in 2017-18, breathe California golden gate public health partnership:-trained parents & families, child care providers, school personnel, on recognizing and managing asthma in children ages 0-18-participated in community health fairs to share asthma resources

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 86% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 55.6%; rating input score 56
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -113.6%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.04; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.5% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 55.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $408K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2010 to 2018
  • 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

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  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.