Iu Mien Community Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680364879
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9163833083
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$328,273
Expenses
$333,829
Assets
$189,705
Liabilities
$62,347

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES SAETERN (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • ASHLEE SAELEE (PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN SAECHAO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUSAN SAECHAO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $66,560 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to support and develop healthy iu-mien families and communities through culturally responsive programs and services.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our s.a.e. Mien youth club is a weekly peer-run youth program that offers a safe and fun environment for youth to socialize with their peers through positive activities. The program provides opportunities to increase knowledge about the iu-mien and other cultures and their community, identify healthy and unhealthy signs of mental and physical health issues, and develop leadership and social skills. Activities include social activities, stress relief/self-care strategies, leadership/team building workshops, socialization, community awareness, cultural awareness and volunteer opportunities.during 2024, activities also included a "mind matters" lunch time, summer "water day and "game nights", and winter youth pop-ups to create a safe and engaging space for youth to enjoy seasonal activities, connect with peers and strengthn community bonds.the iu mien student conference has a three-fold mission: to empower youth to pursue higher education and/or explore career opportunities; educate youth on the importance of preserving ethnic culture; and inspire youth to become community leaders. This year was the 22nd year of the conference. There were 230 students in attendance, 30 volunteers and 20 career panelists.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 88% 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.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.4%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 65.3%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $15.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 63.6%; rating input score 64; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: -1.7%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.33; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.4% of revenue deployed · 65.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $218K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $67K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.