San Diego County Deputy Sheriffs Foundat

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202030006
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Poway, CA, USA
Phone
8584869009
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$176,990
Expenses
$101,553
Assets
$868,749
Liabilities
$-11,408

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL O'DEANE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER ALLEN (DIRECTOR)
  • MARLON MCCURDY (DIRECTOR)
  • SEAN BOEGLER (DIRECTOR)

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

To contribute to youth programs and organizations within the county of san diego that san diego county deputy sheriffs come into contact with, or the foundation, based on requests, wishes to support.

What it reported doing in 2024

1. The foundation gave $11,514.45 for donations to various community sporting events, and functions.2. The foundation supported the baker to vegas event for deputies in the annual race. Net cost was $6,700.00.3. The foundation gave away 2 - $2,000 scholarship to members, 9 - $2,000 scholarships to children of members. Totaling $22,000.4. The foundation held an annual golf tournament and had net proceeds $33,529.00.5. The foundation supported members with our sickness & distress fund in the amount of $15,546.20.6. The foundation raised $82,287.36 through donations7. The foundation raised $42,167.95 through sales in our store.8. The foundation sponsored the annual memorial wake which commemorates law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and helps their families. Net cost was $353.709. The foundation was able to fund the dsa wellness room project at a cost of $40,000.00 with grant income that came in. The dsa wellness room is a space at the dsa office dedicated to deputy wellness where deputies can come to have meetings, debriefs, work out, decompress, receive counseling or meet with our member services coordinator regarding wellness resources and their dsa benefits.10. The foundation provided members and work locations with bbqs at various events providing the food for the events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Multi-channel. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 58% for direct work, 25% for grants, and 17% for member benefits.

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 97
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.3%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.6%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.55; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.3% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $89K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.