Casa Q Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461245391
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Phone
5058722099
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Centers, Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,177,620
Expenses
$800,387
Assets
$1,280,372
Liabilities
$242,099

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SHANNON DARRELL (EXECUTIVE DI): $91,842 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Casa q provides safe living options and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (lgbtq) youth and allies who are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, casa q provides housing and supportive services to several youngpeople through our safe house shelter, case management services, and transitionalliving program. The casa q shelter serves youth ages 14 to 17 whoidentify as lgbtq+ and/or bipoc. Youth can stay in the shelter until they turn 18, where they receive a safe, affirming environment along with individualized support.in addition, casa q's transitional living program provides young adults ages 18 to 22 with their own studio apartment, along with life skills development and ongoing management. This program helps lgbtq+ and bipocyoung adults build stability, independence, and the tools they need for long-term success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 72% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 86% 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

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 80.8%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $33.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 32%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.6; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.5%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55% of revenue deployed · 80.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $647K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $92K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.