Orange County Sheriffs Advisory Council

What it reported doing in 2024

The council's current activities include the following: advisory council this fund is the general operating fund of thecouncil. It is used to account for all financial resources except thoserequired to be accounted for in another fund.project 999 assist the families of law enforcement officers who arekilled or seriously injured in the line of duty, in the county oforange, or postcertified law enforcement employed within the county oforange.erwood g. Edgar endowment this fund was established in 1992 to support equipment purchases for volunteer officers in the reserve division.life membership this fund was established during 1988 as analternative to council members paying annual dues. A onetime payment of$3,500 purchases a lifetime membership and various other councilbenefits. Contributions to this fund are used for investment purposes, with earnings on investments transferred into the unrestricted advisorycouncil fund.peace officers' memorial monument established to raise funds torebuild and relocate the monument to its present location at the tustintraining facility.star facility is a training facility that will allow academy recruits, deputies, and other law enforcement agencies to train in a safeenvironment while responding to active shooter scenarios.payroll deduction established to allow employees of the orange countysheriff's department to make direct contributions through payroll.these funds can be used at the discretion and vote of the advisorycouncil.k9 funds dedicated for the acquisition and training of k9 dogs for theorange county sheriff's department.drug use is life abuse (duila) duila was established in 1988 to assistthe sheriff's department in its education and awareness efforts on drugabuse.orange county sheriff's museum project funds donated to assist in thebuildout of a museum in the sheriff's building.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 29.7%; rating input score 30
• Program expense ratio: 80.4%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $124.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 69.8%; rating input score 70; 19th 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: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 70.2%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.37; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.7%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings