Emotional Health Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
956092809
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Culver City, CA, USA
Phone
3108465270
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,846,713
Expenses
$7,579,580
Assets
$3,312,569
Liabilities
$1,079,650

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN ULF (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JASON ROBISON (Chief Program Officer): $150,000 total reported compensation
  • BRIAN ULF (CEO): $126,994 total reported compensation
  • LARA SKUTT (COO/CFO/CHRO): $84,792 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 mission of share! The self-help and recovery exchange, is to help people in los angeles pursue personal growth and change. Share! Empowers people to change their own lives and provides them a loving, safe, non-judgmental place where they can find community, information and support.

What it reported doing in 2024

SHARE! Collaborative Housing: A public-private partnership providing immediate, affordable, permanent supportive housing to disabled people in single-family houses throughout Los Angeles County. People with similar issues, such as veterans, mental health consumers, people with diabetes, trauma issues, etc. live like college roommates in the house which is furnished down to knives, forks and spoons. The homeowner furnishes the house, pays for all the utilities, does not collect a security deposit, nor a last month's rent and does not perform a credit or background check. The houses are regularly inspected to ensure quality, and SHARE! helps the owner with any issues or problems that arise. Residents attend weekly self-help support groups, help with neighborhood projects, provide support for other residents and share a room with one roommate of their choice. Residents pay rent from their disability checks or other income directly to the owner. Many owners will take pets.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 77% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 91%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.4%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.33; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.9% of revenue deployed · 91% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 27 filed program accomplishments · $6.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.