Saint John's Program for Real Change

What it reported doing in 2024

The mission of saint john's program for real change is to provide a safe space for women and children to heal and develop the skills necessary to transform their lives. Our work is guided by a vision to end the generational cycle of trauma and homelessness. Saint john's provides several impactful programs to serve the needs of our community: -operating the largest residential program in the greater sacramento region for women and children experiencing homelessness, saint john's provides services 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. To promote healing and address barriers, the program offers shelter, meals, childcare, and comprehensive support services, including behavioral health services, hands-on employment training, career education, and family services. Saint john's provides the support families need to transition from a state of crisis to one of health, stability, and well-being. In 2024, 291 women and children resided on campus for up to 12 months each, with a total of 28,906 shelter nights provided. -saint john's operates two social enterprises, red door desserts and plates catering, to provide employment training opportunities for clients with significant employment barriers.-women experiencing a mental health crisis, along with their accompanying children, are provided respite services for up to 7 days. In 2024, an additional 99 women and children were served in our mental health respite program. -under a contract with the California department of corrections and rehabilitation, saint john's female correctional reentry program (fcrp) for currently incarcerated women offers comprehensive rehabilitative services to promote successful community reentry and reduce rates of recidivism. In 2024, 107 women were served for some portion of the year, with 26 gaining employment while incarcerated.-saint john's housing department provides financial assistance for individuals and families in the sacramento region of all genders who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. By providing short-term financial support, this program makes a tremendous difference by allowing a client to secure permanent housing or avoid homelessness by retaining housing. Homelessness diversion meets a crucial need in the sacramento region, and 118 households received housing assistance in 2024. This past year, saint john's also began contracting with managed care plans to offer housing navigation, housing deposits, and housing sustaining services through the medi-cal calaim program. Saint john's addresses women-specific barriers to treatment and recovery by housing women with their children, providing no-cost quality childcare, assisting women in keeping or regaining custody of their children, providing safe housing, and providing gender-specific services. In 2024, 72 percent of residential clients identified as bipoc (22 percent mixed race/other; 39 percent black/african american; 8 percent hispanic/latinx; 1 percent asian; 1 percent american indian), and 28 percent white/caucasian.clients face complex, coexisting challenges including substance use, trauma/violence, criminal history, mental health challenges, and lack of a high school diploma. With culturally responsive services tailored to individual needs, saint john's effectively addresses barriers to employment, housing stability, and personal well-being. The program recognizes the impact of trauma on an individual's ability to successfully function in all domains of life, and all direct care staff, including childcare providers and workforce trainers, have received training in providing trauma-informed services. A unique aspect of saint john's service model is the attention placed on meeting the needs of children to promote long-term protective factors while addressing generational cycles of trauma and homelessness. Our whole family, two-generation approach ensures children are consistently supported as their mothers invest tremendous effort in rebuilding their lives. In 2024, saint j

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 85.6%; rating input score 86
• Program expense ratio: 82.1%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $12.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4.8%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.8%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings