Hively

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942379571
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Pleasanton, CA, USA
Phone
(510) 483-6715
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,088,026
Expenses
$54,997,173
Assets
$14,189,921
Liabilities
$9,138,798

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY HEKL (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARY HEKL (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $320,584 total reported compensation
  • ELAINE LENORE (CFO): $254,988 total reported compensation
  • MONA SHIRK (VP OF PROGRAMS): $197,245 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Hively builds meaningful connections with families and communities, ensuring access to resources every child in Alameda County needs to thrive. Staff Our diverse and dedicated team of professionals, include educators, child care experts, mental health clinicians, and finance specialists, among other skilled individuals. They are committed to providing resources and support to families in Alameda County, fostering a work environment that emphasizes belonging, caring, and innovative services. Job Opportunities We have been voted as a Top Workplace for 2 consecutive years because we work towards a clear compelling mission, while valuing trusted relationships, advocating for families and innovating on services. We offer a variety of job opportunities with positions that focus on supporting Alameda County families. Join us! Locations We.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community services: resource and referral - hively's resource & referral (r&r) program provides alameda county families with child care referrals, parent education, and access to community resources. Our parent education services empower parents & guardians to exercise their parental choice by providing information on choosing quality child care, types of child care providers, and parental rights. Our navigation services support the whole family & whole child by assisting families with accessing other supportive services like housing, health coverage, and counseling. Our r&r program also offers technical assistance to alameda county child care providers, providing one on one coaching and free professional development training opportunities on topics such as, social-emotional development, health and safety, curriculum and environment planning, and inclusion. Parents and community members are also welcome to attend our professional development training opportunities to expand their knowledge & understanding of child development. Support for these programs is provided through contracts with cdss, alameda county first five commission, alameda county office of education (acoe) private sources, and the cities of pleasanton and dublin. The city contracts and first 5 alameda county funds also support the development and documentation of child care data through my child care plan (mccp) which our agency manages & keeps up to date for the tri-valley area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 98% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.6%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 97.5%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2,617.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 77th 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: 1.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.64; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 95.6% of revenue deployed · 97.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $53.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $321K · 21 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $5.2M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.