Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles

What it reported doing in 2017

Care: specialty care - improve access to and quality of specialty care to improve outcomes for children with epilepsy. During the year ending june 30, 2018, the efgla continued our care+cure initiatives to support the training of specialists at medical epilepsy centers in our region: (a) university of California los angeles (ucla) mattel children's hospital [1 pediatric epilepsy fellows in year 2 of training,] (b) los angeles county and university of southern California medical centers (lac+usc) [1 epilepsy/eeg fellow], (c) university of California, irvine (uci) 1 pediatric epilepsy fellow and (d) children's hospital los angeles (chla) [1 pediatric neurology fellow]. Efgla signed a statement of intent to establish a pediatric epilepsy fellow endowment over a period of 6 years for a total gift intent of $1.6 million and, during fy18, gifts totaling $266,000 were given for this endowment. (note: the statement of intent expires annually on 6/30 and the efgla intends to execute a new statement of intent on an annual basis until such time as the entirety of the gift intent is fulfilled. However, if the efgla does not renew, efgla has no further financial obligation and the endowment will stay intact supporting its intended purpose.) supportive care - connect people affected by epilepsy to each other and to information in order to empower them and so they feel less alone in their fight to end epilepsy. The efgla offered various supportive care programs -- family camp, family holiday party, social events, adult/family therapy group, art therapy, college scholarships, assistance fund, and scholarships for programs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $20.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 98.9%; rating input score 99; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
• 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: 15.8%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 25.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings