Safe Schools Desert Cities Corp

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460816814
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Palm Springs, CA, USA
Phone
7608619498
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Lesbian, Gay Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$100,777
Expenses
$53,878
Assets
$125,901

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIC ORNELAS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RAYMOND GREGORY (TREASURER)
  • TORI ST JOHNS (VICE PRESIDE)
  • RON DE HARTE (SECRETARY)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Safe schools desert cities empowers area lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex youth (lgbtqi+), their allies and gsa (gay straight alliances) advisors and offers opportunities that foster a sense of conmmunity and individual growth by providing education, guidance, advocacy, resources, recreational activities and opportunities for self- expression

What it reported doing in 2024

Safe school desert cities works directly with the gay straight alliances (gsas) at 14 high schools and 2 middle schools in the desert area. Each year ssdc presents pride prom (300 lgbtqi youth attended) and a rainbow youth summit (approximately 150 participated). Other events planned by other organizations are attended by our lgbtqi members. These include: san diego pride parade and fesitval palm springs pride parade youth zone at palm spring pride an lgbtqi information booth at the indio tamel festival the harvey milk day breakfast bus tours to los angeles area to visit usc lgbt pride center visit to rancho mirage museum of tolerance with the expection of the pride prom, all events are free to participants including transportation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.6%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46.5%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.34; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.6% of revenue deployed · 81.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $44K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 44/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.