Malo Motivating Action Leadership Opportunity

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824711809
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-PF 2022
Location
Ontario, CA, USA
Phone
9092023691
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$376,017
Expenses
$678,911
Assets
$550,677
Liabilities
$13,593

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KALESITA MANU (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LOLOFI SOAKAI (FOUNDER/EXEC. DIRECTOR): $127,190 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

M.a.l.o. Motivating action leadership opportunity, the only tongan-led tongan serving non-profit serving the inland empire and targeting primarily the tongan, native hawaiian and pacific islanders (nhpis) community and connecting them to local resources spanning san bernardino and riverside county. Malo's vision for our community growth and empowerment is responsive and respectful, maintaining at the center the unique, complicated and nuanced histories of the nhpi communities in the us in a way that bridges the experiences of our elders to the evolving experiences and growth of the young leaders in our community. Malo's support to indigenous community members is focused on direct support and advocacy through youth mentorship and leadership, health initiatives and resources, cultural preservation, job readiness and resource literacy, recognizing that all of these supports enable our community to overcome systemic barriers that contribute to our current and future advocacy and activism.

What it reported doing in 2024

Health initiatives encompass both direct services and advocacy efforts aimed at improving community well-being. As part of our direct services, malo hosts free zumba socials, providing local residents with accessible opportunities for physical activity and social connection. Each year, malo also organizes kisina health, a community health conference that serves as both a needs assessment and a forum for sharing findings and discussing community-driven solutions. In addition, malo distributes food annually to families in need during the thanksgiving holiday, helping to address food insecurity and support community resiliencehealth initiatives encompass both direct services and advocacy efforts aimed at improving community well-being. As part of our direct services, malo hosts free zumba socials, providing local residents with accessible opportunities for physical activity and social connection. Each year, malo also organizes kisina health, a community health conference that serves as both a needs assessment and a forum for sharing findings and discussing community-driven solutions. In addition, malo distributes food annually to families in need during the thanksgiving holiday, helping to address food insecurity and support community resilience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, and 41% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 72
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 61.1%; rating input score 61
  • Fundraising efficiency: $42.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -80.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -84.2% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -43.3% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 61.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $415K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $127K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.