Casa De Esperanza

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942415741
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Marysville, CA, USA
Phone
5306745400
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,468,248
Expenses
$1,547,683
Assets
$1,616,009
Liabilities
$556,020

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Whitney Hardison (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Michelle Downing (Executive Dir.): $116,935 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Casa is a refuge, providing protection and education for people caught in the cylces of domestic violence, sexual assault and child assault. Casa is a healing community where women and children can receive the nurturing and support necessary to their effots in gathering control of their own lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

Support Services (Legal Advocacy, Care Coordination & Community-Based Services CalAIM): Casa de Esperanza provides comprehensive support services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking through legal advocacy, care coordination, and community-based services. These services are designed to address both immediate safety needs and longer-term stability by supporting survivors across multiple systems.Legal advocacy services include assistance with Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVROs), custody and visitation concerns, court accompaniment, and coordination with legal and community partners. Advocates provide trauma-informed support to help survivors understand their rights, prepare documentation, and navigate complex legal systems in a way that prioritizes safety and empowerment.Through Care Support Coordination and CalAIM services, Community Health Workers (CHWs) provide outreach, care planning, system navigation, and connection to medical, behavioral health, and social services. These services focus on individuals with complex needs, addressing social determinants of health and reducing barriers to care.This integrated approach ensures survivors receive holistic, wraparound support that promotes safety, stability, and long-term well-being.Program outcomes include: Increased access to legal protections, including restraining orders and custody supportCourt accompaniment and legal system navigationImproved access to healthcare, behavioral health, and social servicesEnhanced care coordination and reduced barriers to stability (housing, transportation, benefits)Increased survivor safety, stability, and self-sufficiency

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.5%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 70.5%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $90.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.4%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.5% of revenue deployed · 70.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $117K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.