Friends of the Fairfield Senior Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680005973
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Fairfield, CA, USA
Phone
7074287571
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,719
Expenses
$12,155
Assets
$174,877
Liabilities
$191

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Marilyn Tigner (Vice President)
  • Barbara Jones (Co-President)

People named in this filing

  • Sandra Reece (Secretary)
  • Marilyn Tigner (Vice President)
  • Frank Berardi (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

To foster association, cooperation and fellowship among all seniors and senior organizations in the Fairfield-Suisun area. To identify the needs of seniors at the senior center and to seek suport to meet those needs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Computers are provided for member and nonmember senior citizens. A room set up for woodworking projects is available for members. Senior Day Program allows seniors with diminished mental capacities to socialize and participate in activities in a structured setting. Weekly bingo games are provided for member and nonmember senior citizens. Approximately 27 clubs meet at center. Center is available to approximately 1,000 seniors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 32
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29.2%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 22.2%; rating input score 22
  • Fundraising efficiency: $28.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.3%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 14.39; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -21.8% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29.2% of revenue deployed · 22.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • 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 35/100.