Outreach Alliance of Ventura County

What it reported doing in 2024

Other programs: b.u.f.f.y. Bear - b.u.f.f.y. Bear program began providing bears in 1989 to comfort children in times of distress. The acronym for b.u.f.f.y. Stands for bears, understanding, friends, feelings, and you! The committee keeps a steady supply of bears flowing to the police, fire, medical, crisis and county personnel, as well as a nursing home. In addition, a smaller version, buffette, is supplied to healthy start schools in ventura county.reading club - the goal of the reading club is to instill a love of books and reading in children and to provide a comfortable, safe space for these students to read and discuss what is read with others.teens helping teens - teens helping teens is a program designed to develop teen volunteers and community leaders through a combination of philanthropic programs, community service, fundraising activities, events and leadership opportunities. Members are responsible for participating in and tracking a minimum of 20 hours of annual service.nancy r. Brandt (nrb) - the nrb program provides emergency aid to local families in abusive situations by assembling and providing "comfort kits" for victims of family violence, sexual assault and child abuse. The kits consist of new clothing, educational books and personal items for local families in need. The kits are distributed in partnership with safe harbor, a program administered by the ventura county district attorney's office that provides services to victims of child physical and sexual abuse, and adult victims of sexual assault. Nrb members also provide gift baskets for local families several times a year.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 84%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• 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: 7 of 7 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: 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: 0.3%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.64; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings