Ds Action

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
260418777
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2012
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
6196944615
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Down Syndrome

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$29,625
Expenses
$11,865
Assets
$103,334

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHARLA HANK (President)
  • CHRISTINE FRANEY (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • SHARLA HANK (President)
  • MICHAEL HANK (Treasurer)
  • CHRISTINE FRANEY (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To identify the continuing needs of individuals with down syndrome (ds), and create exploratory projects to meet those needs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided governance assistance to rady childrens hospital to support the down syndrome center at rady children's hospital so that it is available to individuals with down syndrome and their families.hosted virtual educational meetings to promote the health and wellness of people with down syndrome. Attendees were self-advocates, family members and professionals.hosted and participated at in-person events to increase public awareness about down syndrome and promote the health and wellness of people with down syndrome. Attendees were self-advocates, family members and professionals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.1%; rating input score 40
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 59.9%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.71; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -18.1% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 40/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.