Salem Leadership Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931215089
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Salem, OR, USA
Phone
5033158924
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$691,141
Expenses
$776,009
Assets
$407,222
Liabilities
$11,635

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • QUINN BURKE (PRESIDENT)
  • KYLE DICKINSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KYLE DICKINSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $100,235 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We engage people-of-faith and people-of-goodwill to transform salem-keizer neighborhood by neighborhood. Our partnerships increase the health and well-being of kids, families, schools and neighborhoods, especially those most in need. Our vision is that salem-keizer will become the healthiest community in Oregon, truly a city of shalom (peace and well-being).

What it reported doing in 2024

The churches as neighborhood (can) centers program is a collaborative effort to build the capacity of churches to serve their surrounding neighborhoods. Buildings, classrooms and gyms that once sat dark and unused, are now vibrant providers of after-school programs, ged and english classes, drug-and-alcohol recovery, food and clothing banks, job training, community gardens, and homeless outreach. There are now 26 sites that slf has contracted with and another 30-35 who have been inspired to serve on their own, based on the programmatic template. More than 10,000 people are served each year.the community partnership teams (cpts) are groups of stakeholders that meet monthly to assess needs and plan programs with community partners. Cpts are organized around the geography of the high-school feeder district, and slf currently stewards three cpts: north neighborhoods, south salem connect, and capes (mckay area). Each cpt connects with 15-25 partners and helps raise resources and volunteers for 6-10 programs each year, not to mention seasonal and cultural events that build neighborhood assets and efficacy. Each cpt impacts 1,000+ youth and families per year and leverages resources and volunteer time worth tens of thousands of dollars.salem for refugees is a network of people, partners and organizations established to serve 'our new neighbors' who are arriving from 13 different countries due to famine, war, persecution and disaster. Dozens of families are resettled and supported each year with housing, jobs, school placements and social services.church at the park seeks: 1.to restore dignity and relieve hunger through shared meals.2.to intentionally listen to the stories of those who are experiencing homelessness, while looking for opportunities to affirm assets and motivation.3.to ask those who are homeless about current goals and pray for every need we can.4.to meet critical needs of shelter and clothing through relational partnerships.5.to increase our advocacy, awareness, understanding, and love for the homeless in salem.6.to invite all who join us to servanthood and leadership.7.to say no to violence, and yes to making peace as a community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 78% for direct work, and 22% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 66.8%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 39.6%; rating input score 40; 27th 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: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.3%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.9%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75% of revenue deployed · 66.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $519K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 23 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.