Desert Haven Enterprises Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
956006073
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lancaster, CA, USA
Phone
6619488402
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Sheltered Employment

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,640,158
Expenses
$15,509,980
Assets
$6,217,813
Liabilities
$1,070,549

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROSEMARY MANN (President)
  • SHANNON SANTAMARIA (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENNI MORAN (Executive Dir.): $281,462 total reported compensation
  • ROBERTA TERRY (CFO): $130,437 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 develop, enhance, and promote the capabilities of persons with developmental disabilities. The primary objective of the agency is to enable persons to overcome barriers to employment through vocational training, job placement, community-based employment, and supportive services; thereby, maximizing their potential to become independent, self-supporting members of their community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Persons with disabilities, served by the organization, performed a variety of services, including janitorial, grounds maintenance, assembly and packaging, customer service, and animal care, for some 65 customers at more than 100 community-based sites. DHE was one of 100 organizations from across the country selected by Charter Spectrum as a community center rebuild site, receiving $20,000 in technology and furniture upgrades for the supported employment classroom and HR training room, as well as a donation of $40,000 in 2024 and $130,000 in 2025. Desert Haven has further been recognized as a Certified Green Zone by the American Green Zone Alliance and received the William J. "Pete" Knight Achievement in Reducing Emissions (AIRE) Award from the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District for eliminating nearly 400 tons of exhaust emissions through permanent retirement of gas-powered grounds maintenance equipment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.8%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 85.9%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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; 66th 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.8%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.8% of revenue deployed · 85.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $13.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $281K · 13 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.