Fly Brave Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811284098
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9168224312
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$158,296
Expenses
$168,335
Assets
$296,643
Liabilities
$168,335

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Zulli (President)
  • David Byrne (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • John Zulli (President)
  • Jeanette Diaz (Accountant)
  • David Byrne (Vice President)

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 Fly Brave Foundations mission is to provide free services programs resources and social events to adults with developmental disabilities who have aged out of the school system. The programs offered include 1 Hands-on career and vocational training at our thrift store and cafe; 2 Social and life skills classes; 3 Events prom dances karaoke fashion show art show talent show; 4 Workshops art cooking public speaking; and 5 Fitness Programs police collab fitness programs run club local 5k races and training etc. in promoting a healthy lifestyle; 7 Social outings field trips and travel for clients to engage in opportunities that broaden their horizon and foster career passion.

What it reported doing in 2024

Fly Braves Art Program offers Community Murals Graphic Design Workshops Classes and Art Shows. This program serves as both an employment training initiative for individuals with developmental disabilities and a social hub for artists to convene and craft in a secure setting. Art workshops are complimentary and cater to artists aged 18 and above on Thursday mornings at our store and on Saturday mornings for individuals of all ages at the local community center. Fly Brave supplies all necessary materials and provides a light snack. In 2024 the program served 75 families. Artists designed two t-shirt collections jewelry accessories and canvas art showcased at various marketplace events. The Community Mural Project Program continued and logos were crafted for local small businesses in the neighborhood.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 75%; rating input score 75; 0th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.3%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.76; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 24.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 38.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 8 filed program accomplishments · $168K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 43 current checks pass · 3 findings to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX AllOtherExpenses column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.