Csu Bakersfield Auxiliary for Sponsored Programs Administration

What it reported doing in 2024

The department of education title iii program "an equitable pathway to in-demand stem careers" provides a suite of activities to provide equitable on-ramps to stem pathways and careers. Activities include stem outreach in service area community colleges and k-12 institutions, bilingual outreach for parents. For incoming and ongoing students, the grant aims to increase the sense of belonging through peer learning coaches, modifications to first year seminar, stemxtalk speaker series, networking events with local employers, increase internship and research opportunities, and strengthening industrial partnerships. In the fiscal year of 2024-25, 85 students were enrolled in the peer mentorship program. Among the 78 students in freshmen status that completed the required activities, the group achieved an average gpa of 3.29, and is 0.3 higher than the non-pathways group. Students also completed on average 4.917 units more. Both statistics can be shown to be statistically significant. The program organized 17 career talks featuring 16 career professionals in aerospace, biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, science education, military, and public health, with a total of over 500 students in attendance. In the summer, a 5-week summer student research program was held at csub. A total of 64 students and nine faculty from csub, bc and taft college participated in the program. An additional 8 students participated in the year-round research program. Moreover, 23 students participated in the no-credit aws cloud foundation course. The grant program also completed the following construction and renovations projects: geological sciences laboratory, interdisciplinary undergraduate research laboratory, artificial intelligence research laboratory, and fablab space improvements.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 88.2%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 95.2%; rating input score 95
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 8.3%; rating input score 8; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.1%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings