Inland Southern California United Way

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
951742174
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Riverside, CA, USA
Phone
9516974700
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,077,252
Expenses
$8,244,932
Assets
$4,942,206
Liabilities
$2,045,581

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIMBERLY STARRS (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • BYANCA SMITH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINA)
  • DANIELLE KILCHENSTEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVE)
  • KRISTAL GRANADOS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STRA)
  • ALISA LEMKE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NARR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIMBERLY STARRS (PRESIDENT/CEO): $298,637 total reported compensation
  • BYANCA SMITH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINA): $185,399 total reported compensation
  • DANIELLE KILCHENSTEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVE): $126,666 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of united way of the inland valleys is to unite people, ideas, and resources with our community to improve lives. United way fights for the education, financial stability, and housing of every person in our community. Uwiv accomplishes this mission through administering local programs and initiatives that align with our primary objective of improving lives and fighting for education, financial stability, and housing. Additionally, uwiv grants money to local agencies which align with our primary focus areas.

What it reported doing in 2024

Guaranteed incomeinland socal united way is testing guaranteed income as a tool to positively affect life trajectories. This model assists individuals at critical life stages where financial security is crucial in determining long-term outcomes for both individuals and communities. Currently, this work is accomplished under the California statewide guaranteed income pilot with blended funding from multiple partners. The pilot uses a randomized controlled trial to test and evaluate the efficacy and outcomes of guaranteed income on employment, health, pregnancy and early childhood, and other areas of life. The pilot runs for 18 months and started in 2024. Enrollment is now closed because it is at capacity. Results are anticipated for publication in 2026. For 2024, we were able to provide funding to 409 pregnant persons and 35 foster youth. Population(s) served: economically disadvantaged peoplefoster and adoptive childrenlow-income peopleyoung adultspregnant people

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 69% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -35.7%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.2%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $7.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $299K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $2.8M reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.