East Bay Leadership Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
940402675
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2009
Location
Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Phone
9252461880
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$642,010
Expenses
$561,690
Assets
$964,500
Liabilities
$198,676

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

Leadership & pay

67 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK ORCUTT (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARK ORCUTT (PRESIDENT & CEO): $130,867 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The east bay leadership council promotes economic vitality and quality of life through research, analysis and advocacy on public policy issues that affect these goals. Our work is done through task forces led by our volunteers with knowledge and expertise in transportation, land use, health care, business, workforce development/education, environmental/manufacturing, and water. The council provides monthly informational programs for its membership, including presentations from major public officials. The council also provides an annual speaker series with speakers and panels on major economic and policy issues.

What it reported doing in 2024

The east bay leadership council hosts an annual installation awards which allows our large board of directors, consisting of regional leaders from across sectors of the east bay's economy, to celebrate the ways in which eblc has furthered its mission to improve economic vitality and quality of life. Both the outgoing chair and incoming chair of the board of directors speak about their plans for the year while we recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders in the organization. We also award the east bay leadership medal, the highest honor bestowed by eblc, to a member company that makes outstanding contributions to the organization and to the region. This event also acts as an essential opportunity to welcome new members of the board of directors while thanking those directors who have retired. Eblc also recognizes distinguished service by one or more individuals. Finally, the program regularly attracts local, regional, state, and federal elected officials interested in our work.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 99% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • 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: 98.4%; rating input score 98; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.72; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.3%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 60 of 61 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $131K · 67 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.