New Birth Community Development

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464395747
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Stockton, CA, USA
Phone
2097922825
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$574,750
Expenses
$509,627
Assets
$106,366
Liabilities
$8,753

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LaWanda Ware (Board President, Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Jocelyn Ware (Director of Operations): $70,187 total reported compensation
  • LaWanda Ware (Board President, Executive Director): $40,744 total reported compensation
  • Brittany Ware (Board Secretary): $31,423 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

New Birth Community Development endeavors to be the bridge between the community and the resources it needs to thrive. As part of this mission, The Development provides free to low cost programs and services to the community throughout the year.

What it reported doing in 2024

Journey Mentoring Program offers youth and teens an opportunity to find their voices while also teaching them how to advocate on their own behalf. In 2024, students were able to get information on college readiness, job preparation, goal setting and several other areas while also being provided with one to one mentoring and other activities to allow for them to grow socially as well. As part of this mentoring service, The Development was able to hire SEVEN (7) youth/teens 14-18 years of age to work during our summer programming, an increase of two students from the previous year. Youth were able to receive on the job training, CPR certifications, and first hand mentoring from mentor staff on a daily basis. They also assisted in event planning and tabling events throughout their time of employment. All youth are eligible for re-hire for the upcoming summer. From our program, FOUR (4) students graduated from high school with three students attending college and one student joining the United States Military. In addition, students participated in culture-rich activities aimed at providing experiences to students that may not have otherwise had these experiences and opportunities. The Development launched its first Friendsgiving for Journey Mentoring students and parents that provided them dinner and a live band, as well as the background for both jazz music and soul food. Parents were able to learn more information on the programs we offer and how their children benefit from being a part of our program. Students then went to see "The Nutcracker in Jazz" to further be submerged in Jazz culture. In addition to community service events, the youth ended their year at Universal Studios. JMP was able to take 40 (FORTY) students to LA for a day at Universal Studios.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 44
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 38
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.2%; rating input score 40
  • Program expense ratio: 45.3%; rating input score 45
  • Fundraising efficiency: $20.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th 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: 25%; rating input score 25; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: 11.3%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 32.8%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 41.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.2% of revenue deployed · 45.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $231K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $70K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 40/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization could not be resolved against the register, so the check is unfinished.