Fountain Valley Childcare Assoc for Resources Education & Support

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921216458
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Fountain, CO, USA
Phone
7198889233
Rating
53
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,278
Expenses
$11,703
Assets
$6,559

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAVINIA DOWNES (PRESIDENT)
  • REGINA MONTOYA (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JAVINIA DOWNES (PRESIDENT)
  • REGINA MONTOYA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CAROLA RAFFERTY (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Fountain valley childcare association for resources, education and support (fvcares) was formed by childcare providers, teachers and community members to fulfill the need of childcare in the fountain valley. We understand that safe, reliable care for children, comes from providers that are educated, supported and recognized

What it reported doing in 2024

Creation of sitter society to include pre-teens and teens and provide training in early childhood education and safety.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 93% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 36%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 37.8%; rating input score 38

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -164.7% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -162.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -37.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 36% of revenue deployed · 37.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part I part ii net assets crosscheck did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.