Pacific Hills School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954118933
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2010
Forms available
Form 990 2010
Location
West Hollywood, CA, USA
Phone
3102763068
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Secondary, High School

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,812,085
Expenses
$5,814,048
Assets
$348,642
Liabilities
$1,296,447

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Pacific hills school is dedicated to providing its students with a challenging college preparatory program in a warm and supportive environment. The school is committed to establishing a racially diverse, multicultural community, and to develop each student's full human potential through a comprehensive educational program that includes core academic subjects, the arts, athletics, community service and outdoor education.through the academic process, we hope to foster in our students self-awareness and self-esteem as well as respect for the knowledge, rights and opinions of others. Towards these ends, we consider certain skills to be essential for our graduates: to read well, to write clearly and coherently, to study effectively, to reason soundly, and to question thoughtfully. We also seek to promote social, political, and moral understanding and to instill in our students an appreciation for the diversity of the human and ecological condition.

What it reported doing in 2010

Pacific hills school focuses on the human element in education. Our goal is to develop each student's full human potential through compassion and accountability within the framework of our challenging curriculum. Our school is a warm, supportive and nurturing environment where students thrive and succeed. We set high expectations, yet are sensitive to a student's individual needs. We take the time to listen to what our students say, and then empower them to be self-reliant. We care about kids, and we take care of kids. During the fy 2010-2011, the school had 181 students. A strong, but sensitive, leadership: we are proud of our relationship with our students. Our affinity for young people shows everyday, in every way. We motivate our students - sometimes pushing, sometimes pulling - to fully experience life's opportunities. We believe in their potential; we believe in their talents; we believe in their success. A caring and committed faculty: although our small class size encourages student-teacher bonding, our commitment does not end when the last bell rings. After-school activities and evening and weekend events are a core part of our commitment to our students. Our teachers are role models in and beyond the classroom. A partnership with you in the education of your child: we believe a school plays an important role in raising societys children. We work side by side with families in the sometimes difficult, but ultimately rewarding, process of parenting. We make a difference in kids' lives, and in the lives of their families.we are there for your child and for you: open and honest communication is a core commitment at pacific hills school; all faculty members and administrators are readily available. Most importantly, we are there to talk with our students, anytime, for any reason.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 96% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 32
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 40%; rating input score 40; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20.8%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 3.72; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -110.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 4 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $111K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2009 to 2010
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 40/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.