Northern California Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460926964
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Mill Valley, CA, USA
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Mental Health Treatment F31 Psychiatric, Mental Health Hospital

Reported finances

Revenue
$83,232
Expenses
$48,001
Assets
$169,178

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JAMIE BACHMAN (CHAIRMAN FROM JAN - MAR 2025)
  • ELISA LEWIS (INTERIM CHAIR APR 2025 AND CHAIR JULY 2025)
  • RAQUEL GARCIA (CFO JAN - JUNE 2025)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advance the learning and practice of emotionally focused therapy in northern California.

What it reported doing in 2025

1. Arranged annual meeting and quarterly trainings to promote and support the learning of the Emotionally Focused Therapy EFT for NCCEFT members and non-members. CPE is available for these events. The annual program also included a demonstration and overview to participants of the Building A Lasting Connection: One Step At a Time developed by Rebecca Jorgensen PhD and Debi Gilmore PhD. This is the only couples program that weaves attachment and experiential learning into one course that provides an actual connection system a systematic way to communicate for closeness on topics for couples that matter; decision making differences affection and sexual intimacy exploring roles and developing goals. One of the key founding members Julie Hawks was also honored for her decades of service and support at NCCEFT.

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 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

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 total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 32
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 25.4%; rating input score 25
  • Program expense ratio: 44.1%; rating input score 44

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.3%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.52; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 25.4% of revenue deployed · 44.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.