Inner Circle Foster Family Agency Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 954292555
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- El Monte, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8189886300
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Children's, Youth Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $3,438,015
- Expenses
- $3,846,077
- Assets
- $11,164,918
- Liabilities
- $1,600,613
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Reyna Espinoza (President)
- Rupert Francis (Vice President)
- Sandro Villa (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- Sandro Villa (CEO): $168,005 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 Inner Circle is to promote the growth of children and youth while strengthening the family unit. Our goal is to provide community based services to children and families for the purpose of strengthening the family unit, emancipating prepared, productive young adults and providing specialized, quality foster care. By meeting these needs in a caring, comprehensive, and professional manner we will impact the quality of life for the children and families in our community Programs and Services* Foster Care* Adoption* Developmental Disabilities* State of California, Victims of Crime Outpatient Counseling.
What it reported doing in 2024
Resource/Foster parents are recruited and trained to provide homes for children who have been abused or neglected. Inner Circle services are provided by master level social workers. Inner Circle provides the following foster care services to the parents and children *Careful Resource/Foster Parent Recruitment and Training* Weekly Social Work Support and Case Management* Liaison Work between Resource/Foster Parents, Biological Parents, and the County Social Worker* In-office Monitoring of Visitation with the Birth Family* Monthly Reimbursement Stipends to Offset the Costs of Caring for the Children* Initial and ongoing assessment and evaluation of the childs abilities and needs *Supportive services for children and foster and adoption families* Careful monitoring of homes to ensure compliance with regulations* Appropriate referral to Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and specialists in coordination with county representatives* Resource/Foster Parent Support and Recognition Events* Ongoing Training for Current Resource/Foster Parents* 24 Hour Support to Resource/Foster Parents. During 2024 Inner Circle Placed 245 Children in Foster Homes.Inner Circle's mission is to coordinate a multidisciplinary team (MDT) response to child abuse investigations and interventions. We work closely with State, local, and federal law enforcement agencies, child protective services, the District Attorney's Office, mental health agencies, and victim advocacy centers, all who share the common goal of helping children.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 86% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% for grants.
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 liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 73
- Transparency & Controls: 79
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 40
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85%; rating input score 85
- Program expense ratio: 75.7%; rating input score 76
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Missing
- 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: -11.9%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.9; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 22.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 85% of revenue deployed · 75.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.9M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $168K · 8 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.