Oasis Youth Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
455381980
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Tacoma, WA, USA
Phone
2536712838
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,768,164
Expenses
$1,675,811
Assets
$1,120,746
Liabilities
$212,781

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Eric Felt (President)
  • Sam Harris (Vice President)
  • Matthew Wilson (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Matthew Wilson (Executive Director): $175,240 total reported compensation
  • Daniel Ensley (Director of Development and Partnerships): $110,755 total reported compensation
  • Michelle Kelly-Barroga (Deputy Director): $101,211 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Oasis Youth Center is the sole queer cultural center supporting LGBTQ+ youth in Pierce County Washington. Oasiss purpose transcends survival aiming to cultivate accessible pathways for authentic thriving. This guiding principle translates to over 30 hours of weekly programming and special events throughout the year tailored to the needs and interests of queer youth. These activities nurture a healthy thriving community engaged in cultural celebration leadership development artistic expression and stewardship of the legacy and impact the LGBTQ+ community has in the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024 Oasis served nearly 600 youth welcoming them for 3,101 drop-in visits. Additionally Oasiss larger events throughout the year saw an increased number of attendees including: 160 attendees at the annual Home for the Holidays gathering which provides an inclusive and safe space for visitors during the holiday season and 241 youth in attendance at Oasiss Queer Prom - the largest Queer Prom in the State. Oasis was able to assist youth in navigating complex mental health issues with the distribution of over 600 mental health vouchers allowing them to access LGBTQ+ competent trauma-informed mental health providers at no cost.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 73% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 90% 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

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.7%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 65%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $33.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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 9 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: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.2%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 151.4% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 48.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.7% of revenue deployed · 65% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $175K · 7 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 48 of 48 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.