Reform For Change

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271452080
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
Monterey, CA, USA
Phone
8312066460
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$238,500
Expenses
$236,299
Assets
$2,644
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Education and awareness of all Californians of the need for reform and change in our state governance and election systems.

What it reported doing in 2012

Reform For Change focuses on education and social welfare to reform/change California. With real reforms and change, issues like the following can be solved: government budget management, education reform, election reform, immigration reform, economic growth and health care.Our efforts on immigration reform began in 2010. Reform for Change conducted multiple focus groups around the state, including two benchmark statewide surveys on immigration reform solutions and attitudes held by the state.In 2012 we continued to grow by further broadening our Hispanic Outreach with a bi-lingual website - social meda sites, marketing materials and staff.From our focus groups and surveys we developed a comprehensive white paper on comprehensive immigration reform, which is available online and in a large power point presentation.Additionally, we participated in media interviews and discussions of past issues we have supported such as the Open Primary. Numerous meetings were held with business, education and community leaders on various reform topics such as immigration and education, and we continued to build on the educational aspects provided to people on comprehensive immigration reform.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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: 5
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 20

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; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.9%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 55.7%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 142.6% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 0 of 2 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $148K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $127K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.