Inland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

This year, ICUC leaders dedicated hundreds of hours working to support new programs in schools in the region. Our education campaign engaged 12 schools and 15 congregations in all 5 regions in three principal areas that support academic success and college readiness. These are district accountability for increased parent engagement, support for English learners, and increasing college readiness. We have won district support on all three issues and have strong participation in district efforts to dedicate funding to address these concerns. Inland parents, students, churches and academic officials joined together to work toward increasing high school graduation and college-going rates. The Inland Empire P16 Partnership for Education was formally unveiled Aug. 15. Beginning in preschool and through high school, the program seeks to engage parents to support academic success in the K12 system and college readiness. ICUC serves as the convener of the partnership and advocates for policy and program changes which will increase parent engagement, AG completion, college readiness, community college to four year university transfer rates, and decrease the need for remediation for incoming college students. Our health access campaign engages 21 congregations in all five regions and is four months into a yearlong process to enroll 10,000 ICUC leaders in expanded health care coverage and to address local and statewide issues that restrict access to health care. This campaign is coordinated with 12 PICO affiliates in California. Our racial justice campaign began 6 months ago and is still in the process of engaging more congregational leadership. Currently we have 7 schools and two congregations working to change school discipline policies with success in four districts and we are building leadership to contribute to the PICO National campaign to stop mass incarceration. In our immigrant rights campaign we have 18 congregations actively supporting national immigration reform and local issues related to immigrant rights. We play a lead role in the state and national campaigns on this issue and contributed to two major legislative victories this year and three local policy changes. ICUC leaders and congregations have dedicated thousands of hours to support immigration reform for millions of immigrants. We have had participation in the organizing efforts from over 12 member congregations and participation from over 1,200 Catholic parishioners. We have involved the faith community in over 50 different activities including pilgrimages, fasting, prayer, press conferences, canvassing and phone banking.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 77.2%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 51; 51st 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: 35.3%; rating input score 35; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • 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: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -38.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.7% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 15% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings