North County Serenity House Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
956201328
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2013
Forms available
Form 990 2013
Location
Escondido, CA, USA
Phone
7607471015
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Treatment Only

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,493,741
Expenses
$3,640,320
Assets
$8,998,545
Liabilities
$7,357,844

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMIE KASVIKIS (PRESIDENT)
  • BUD CLOVIS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES JACKSON (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES JACKSON (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $113,530 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

North county serenity house serves women and women with children who wish to recover from drug or alcohol dependence. We also recognize the importance of serving those clients with co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs utilize a strong basis in the 12-step traditions to help our women establish a stable, lasting base of support as they begin their journey of recovery.

What it reported doing in 2013

Alcohol and drug rehabilitation - using information gathered during the initial screening and assessment procedure, counselors help residents to develop individual treatment/recovery plans tailored to their needs, strengths, skills and history. Each plan addresses needs in areas of alcohol and drug rehabilitation, job training, personal development, parenting, education, health issues, domestic violence, relationships, social development, and other areas.ncsh residential treatment services - ncsh center is a 120 bed residential facility that serves women & women with children who wish to recover from drug or alcohol dependence. We also recognize the importance of serving those clients with co-occurring mental health issues. Our program utilizes a strong basis in the 12-step traditions to help our women establish a stable, lasting base of support as they begin their journey of recovery. Non-residential treatment - non-residential treatment program provides comprehensive outpatient treatment to low-income, pregnant, and parenting women (age 18 and over). Programs range from an intensive day treatment program (five days a week, six hours a day), to an evening outpatient program (t, w, th, 3 hours an evening), and a 12 week aftercare program (one day a week for 1 1/2 hours). Ncsh non-residential treatment serves about 150 women per year.friendship house sober living - friendship house has the following features to help clients maintain a sober lifestyle: a 10 bed female sober living environment and live-in resident coordinator available for support and emergencies. At an affordable price, women live in our newly renovated sober living home with new flooring, new paint, new beds and linens and a functioning kitchen. We offer an internet connection for those residents needing to do job searches. Cable tv, utilitles, coin operated laundry room, iron and ironing board are included for their convenience. Fruit trees and a resident garden area are available for residents' use.serenity village transitional housing - the facility opened in 2007 for women and women with children. The site offers 8 houses - each are 3 bedroom, 3 bath with a community kitchen, dining and living areas in an effort to promote the transition out of care. Self-sufficiency classes are a mandatory part of our transitional housing and include budgeting/finance, job seeking skills, parenting, housing, and "big book" recovery. Tenants are eligible to stay in transitional housing for up to 24 months.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 89% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.2%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th 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: -4.2%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.47; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.82; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.2% of revenue deployed · 83.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $114K · 8 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2011 to 2013
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

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  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization could not be resolved against the register, so the check is unfinished.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.