Rain Communities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611419784
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Camarillo, CA, USA
Phone
8058163057
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$108,442
Expenses
$53,040
Assets
$576,714
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • David Kohlmeier (President and Board Member)
  • Jackie Perrin (Vice President and Board Member)

People named in this filing

  • David Kohlmeier (President and Board Member)
  • Jackie Perrin (Vice President and Board Member)
  • Eric Kinsey (Secretary and Board Member)

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

RAIN Communities Inc. RCI funds housing transportation food education counseling legal and other assistance for homeless families leading to sustained self-sufficiency keeping family units intact. Since our inception in 2002 RCI has provided over $2.65 million in program funding and over 30,000 volunteer hours. The combination of opportunity and accountability has proven to be a solution to end homelessness restored dignity and independence. Our decades of experience dedicated donor base and volunteer model maximize every dollar received so we can provide services that provide life transformations.

What it reported doing in 2024

Housing Support Services - We funded $13,714 of rent and utility assistance to house 9 families including 21 children. We also paid $2,173 in legal fees for a single mom and her 2 boys to stop an eviction in progress. One of the greatest obstacles for a homeless family seeking housing is securing a move-in deposit. Staying housed can also be a challenge for many single moms we serve. Their monthly budgets are extra vulnerable to missed work hours due to a childs illness a car mechanical issue or employers variable assigned work hours. We help mothers at risk of losing their housing catch up on their rent in arrears. It is much more cost effective and less disruptive to help someone stay housed than it is to help a family once they become homeless. A prior eviction can block future housing opportunities given the competitive housing market and low vacancy rate in Ventura County. Domestic disruptions caused by housing instability takes an emotional toll on adults and especially the children. We want to protect the kids.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 55% for direct work, and 45% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 44.5%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 86.8%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $26.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 85.6%; rating input score 86; 50th 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: 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: 51.1%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.87; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -63.7% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 44.5% of revenue deployed · 86.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.