East County Transitional Living Center

What it reported doing in 2024

Program service accomplishments family restoration program: ectlc offers a christ-centered, minimum one-year program to restore families to wholeness, to help moms, dads & children heal. School-aged children are immediately registered for school. Parents attend bible studies, scripture-based parenting classes, anger management and bible-based drug & alcohol recovery meetings. We offer g.e.d. Preparation classes, and access to our resource center to prepare resumes, practice job interviews, and search for work online. We will help families without vehicles get to doctor appointments, court dates, child welfare and child custody meetings.the ectlc men's discipleship program: is a one year christ-centered program that will guide homeless men to find new hope and a new life in christ, free from homelessness and addiction. The requirement to enter this program is a sincere desire to be free from the old life, and be willing to learn how to live the abundant life through the teachings of jesus christ. Our center is located on 12 acres in the rural community of dulzura where men will spend their first threee months in the program. Free from the temptations of life, they are taught to take responsibility for their poor choices and, through the leading of the spirit of god, they can now say "no" to these temptations. After 90 days, men are eligible to return to our main campus in el cajon to complete their program training, which include work therapy, ged classes, recovery programs, job search and other life skills. Upon graduation, these men will be employed, sheltered and ready to re-enter our communities as productive members.women's discipleship training program: offers women the opportunity to turn their shattered lives around through the teachings of jesus christ. The women's home is in an undisclosed location in flinn springs. They will remain there for 90 days as they heal and connect with the other women, separated from their old neighborhoods and acquaintances, tossing off the baggage that accompanies homelessness, addiction and unhealthy relationships. When they graduate to the main campus in el cajon, they will utilize the remainder of the year-long program to learn the life skills needed to return to the community.the transformations made in their lives will have a lasting beneficial impact, not only on their children, family and friends, but on society as a whole. They will be living the abundant life in christ.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.6%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 83.8%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $25.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.6%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.7%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings