North Bay Regional Center

Legal name: North Bay Developmental Disabilities Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941719894
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Napa, CA, United States
Phone
(707) 256-1100
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$567,741,036
Expenses
$567,736,744
Assets
$245,999,629
Liabilities
$245,960,450

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Martha Valdez (President)
  • Sahira Arroyos (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Gabriel Rogin (Executive Dir.): $291,804 total reported compensation
  • Hemaluck Suwatanapongched (Physician): $230,044 total reported compensation
  • Isabel Calder (CFO): $222,219 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 empower, respect, and serve each child and adult with or with the potential for a developmental disability, while promoting the health and well-being of each individual, their families, and our community. Supporting and empowering people with developmental disabilities to live the lives they choose.

What it reported doing in 2024

The center was incorporated on april 16, 1970. As a California nonprofit corporation the center was organized in accordance with the provisions of the lanterman developmental disabilities services act(the "act") of the welfare and institutions code of the state of California. In accordance with the act, the center provides diagnostic evaluations, client program management and lifelong planning services for persons with developmental disabilities and their families. The center is one of 21 regional centers within the state of California system and serves the counties of napa, solano, and sonoma. The center operates under an annual cost-reimbursement contract with the state of California department of developmental services (the "dds") pursuant to the provisions of the act. Maximum expenditures under the contract are limited to the contract amount plus interest earned. The center is required to have the dds approval for certain expenses. The center is required to maintain accounting records in accordance with the regional center fiscal manual issued by the dds. In the event of termination or nonrenewal of the contract, the state of California maintains the right to assume control of the center's operation and the obligation of its liabilities.the entity served approximately 14,060 clients in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025. Other purchased services $266,358,997day programs $102,262,540residential care facilities $156,916,841 ------------total program services $525,538,378operating expenses $34,710,322 ------------total program expenses $560,248,700

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 98% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 94% of its reported program spending out as 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.7%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 98.7%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 36th 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: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.3%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 98.7% of revenue deployed · 98.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $560.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $292K · 16 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $37.6M reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.