Positive Movement Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853224057
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
9492329000
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$755,456
Expenses
$704,490
Assets
$504,392
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • OMID SABET (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • OMID SABET (PRESIDENT)
  • ALEX ROJAS (SECRETARY)
  • HAILEY WAITT (TREASURER)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Empowering san diego's most vulnerable children & youth with the tools and support to create the future of their dreams. Our goal is to ensure that all children have access to the school supplies, computers, tutoring, mentoring, and overall support that they need in order to succeed.we are dedicated to uplifting underserved and at-risk children and youth, ensuring they have the resources and support necessary for a brighter future. We proudly partner with seven san diego elementary and middle schools, as well as the juvenile courts and community schools. These schools serve large populations of children who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, experiencing homelessness, in foster care, english learners, or living with disabilities. Through these schools we are also able to support the community members across san diego.

What it reported doing in 2024

For studentswellness wednesdays & therapy tuesdays: bi-weekly therapy dog visits help ease stress, particularly for students with special needs or behavioral challenges. Saturday school classes: free classes introducing students to unique activities such as mindfulness, cpr certification, yoga, art, and more.incentive trips & prizes: we reward students for achieving academic metrics like gpa, attendance, or participation through field trips and other incentives.positivity gardens: we fund school gardens where students learn to plant, grow, and care for food, fostering hands-on learning and life skills. Smiles for miles: shopping event for 15 of the neediest families at each school selected by school staff.for staffstaff member of the month: each month, two staff members chosen by peers are recognized with gift cards. Additional supportwe work closely with school leadership to address unique needs, including holiday toy drives, turkey drives, and academic incentive programs. For example, we partner with belmont park to offer students a day at a theme park, often their first such experience. Other programs include hand up project, where families dealing with specific financial issues are supported by our foundation as requested and brought to our attention by school administrators.

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 91% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.7%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 53.2%; rating input score 53
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 7; 7th 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: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.7%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 81.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 56.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 48.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.7% of revenue deployed · 53.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $375K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.