Eden Area Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
943322348
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hayward, CA, USA
Phone
5105829533
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support
Affiliation
Religious (unspecified)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$243,865
Expenses
$308,187
Assets
$5,786,228
Liabilities
$112,344

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AISHA KNOWLES (President)
  • CHARLES JOHNSON (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • AISHA KNOWLES (President)
  • CHARLES JOHNSON (Vice President)
  • PATRICIA PAYNE (Treasurer)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The foundation was created through the generous contribution of a large gift from eden united church of christ (congregational) which it received from the estates of gordon and alden oliver. The foundation serves southern alameda county.

What it reported doing in 2024

The objective of the eden area foundation's stewardship and development of these philanthropic funds is to carry out donors' wishes by serving the following purposes: to support christian outreach programs for the welfare of the local community; to exercise such stewardship in ways that promote christian principles, demonstrate christian compassion in the community, and enliven eden church itself.eligibility for grants: to be eligible for funding, an application organization must:* be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization,* provide services to residents of alameda county,* include a significant representation of alameda county residents on its governingboard, and* have an annual financial audit in accordance with generally accepted accountingprinciples.special consideration will be given to organizations located in the eden area(including hayward, san lorenzo, ashland, cherryland, castro valley and san leandro).during the year ended june 30, 2025, eden area foundation awarded grants totaling$224,688 to the eden united church of christ, an affiliate, for its ministerialactivities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 93% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.4%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 78.7%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -26.4%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 18.78; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.4% of revenue deployed · 78.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $242K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.