Communities Advocating for Resident

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204861991
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2007
Location
Encinitas, CA, USA
Phone
7609449050
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,068,210
Expenses
$1,047,123
Assets
$963,230
Liabilities
$180

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPH MICHAELS (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOSEPH MICHAELS (PRESIDENT): $526,418 total reported compensation
  • MARY WHITE (DIRECTOR): $120,432 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Communitites nbsp; advocating nbsp; for nbsp; resident nbsp; empowerment nbsp;(care) nbsp; is nbsp; dedicated nbsp; to nbsp; providing nbsp; high nbsp; quality nbsp; and nbsp; consistent nbsp; critical nbsp; social nbsp; services nbsp; educational nbsp; programs nbsp; advocacy nbsp; and nbsp; traininig nbsp; for nbsp; children nbsp; youth nbsp; families nbsp; and nbsp; seniors nbsp; living nbsp; in nbsp; affordable nbsp; housing nbsp; communities

What it reported doing in 2024

Care empowers over 5000 low-income residents through the provision of culturally sensitive services. Care creates innovative models of care and cultivates donations in order to create a more meaningful and sustainable impact on all the residents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.5%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.5% of revenue deployed · 90% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $942K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $526K · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.