California Tribal Families Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820941192
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9165838289
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,706,096
Expenses
$2,232,743
Assets
$1,510,121
Liabilities
$252,579

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BLAIR KREUZER (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MICHELLE CASTAGNE (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIMBERLY CLUFF (LEGAL DIRECTOR): $185,955 total reported compensation
  • BLAIR KREUZER (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $172,486 total reported compensation
  • JHETTE DIAMOND (SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY): $166,116 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To protect the health, safety, and welfare of tribal children and families, which are inherent tribal government functions and are at the core of tribal sovereignty and tribal governance.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ctfc continued its work to increase compliance with the indian child welfare act (icwa) through state and federal agency meetings and by providing direct legal representation to tribes in state dependency cases. Ctfc participated in state and federal agency meetings throughout the year to discuss and advocate for compliance with the federal law and its codification in California law. Ctfc participated in at least one federal advisory committee and seven state workgroups regarding child welfare practice and consulted on behalf of member tribes at least six times throughout the year. Ctfc also provided subject matter expertise in the review and comment on state and federal guidance on child welfare practice. Ctfc also continued the legal counsel for tribes (lc4t) project this year, which aims to provide an attorney to every tribe in California in every child welfare case involving their tribal member children. Lc4t provides legal representation to tribes in two regions, covering four California counties.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 78% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.5%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 66.9%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -30.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.8% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.5% of revenue deployed · 66.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $186K · 21 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.