Mariposa Center for Safety

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
840402720
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Pueblo, CO, USA
Phone
7195426904
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,921,240
Expenses
$1,730,884
Assets
$1,453,355
Liabilities
$348,722

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Tara Morrow (President (through October 2024))
  • Laura Young (President (through December 2024))
  • Jordan Everhart (President (part year))
  • Ashley Swald (Vice President (through July 2024))
  • Justin Hiniker (Vice President (part year))
  • Nicole Ferguson (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Nicole Ferguson (Executive Director): $87,119 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To empower survivors of domestic violence, family abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking through increasing self-sufficiency and self-worth, education, prevention, victim advocacy, and by offering emergency services, provisions, and shelter.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mariposa Center for Safety's domestic violence services staff members work to comprehensively meet the unique needs of each individual who seeks assistance. Regular one-on-one meetings with the case manager are the starting point to rebuilding lives and helping those who are impacted most by domestic violence. The shelter director assists with intakes for residents, provides court accompaniment, assists with protection order modifications, and refers clients to agencies in the community for services such as document procurement, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), and other community resources that they may need. For those whose circumstances do not require that they reside in the shelter, the shelter director or case manager refers the client to other agencies in the community who can better meet their needs. For those who call the hotline to speak with a domestic violence advocate about their circumstances, that phone call is a service provided to them directly by the Mariposa Center for Safety.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets have declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.8%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 78.9%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $24.43 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 9.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.8% of revenue deployed · 78.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $87K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.