California Council of Dads Club Sequoia Elementary School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
946108398
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2016, Form 990-N 2007
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Phone
5105316696
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools

Reported finances

Revenue
$110,056
Expenses
$104,040
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JENNAVER GOODMAN (CO-CHAIR)
  • LISSETTE GOMEZ (CO-CHAIR)
  • CARA BRANN (CO-SECRETARY)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

An engaged and caring community of parents, teachers, neighbors, relatives, friends, and others with an interest in sequoia that desire to provide well-rounded academic and social learning to enrich the community.

What it reported doing in 2017

The sequoia dads' club funds extensive enrichment programming to approximately 440 students at sequoia elementary school, including weekly art, science, garden, and music instruction. All of the enrichment programs that we fund offer high quality instruction. Professional artists guide students as they work in a range of media, including drawing, painting, bookmaking, and sculpture. Supplemental science instruction is tightly coordinated with the regular classroom science curriculum and provides students with extended opportunities for hands-on science explorations. Our garden and nutrition program provide environmental science education for students who plant, tend, harvest, and eat food grown in the school gardens. (please see schedule o for further details) music enrichment provides a variety of joyful musical experiences, including african drumming, choral performances, and band instrument instruction. These enrichment activities are key elements of students' well-rounded education. They develop the children's creative talents, stimulate their curiosity, promote hands-on learning, and encourage self- expression. Students' enthusiasm for their favorite activities helps them stay excited about school. The enrichment activities also provide valuable support for traditional school subjects by providing academic experiences in different learning modalities. Additional academic support is possible when enrichment programs are scheduled in a way that enables teachers to work with students in smaller groups tailored to individual needs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 5.5%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -23.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.6% of revenue deployed · 96.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $101K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.