San Francisco Forty-niners Academy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
943239876
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Phone
6506144304
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,333,943
Expenses
$1,426,061
Assets
$938,565
Liabilities
$192,961

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • TAHISHA S VICTOR-from 321 (Executive Dir.): $124,937 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The San Francisco 49ers Academy (49ers Academy) provides students with a community of support that empowers them to be engaged in school, reach their full potential, and achieve academic and personal success in middle school, high school and beyond.

What it reported doing in 2021

The 49ers Academys programming empowers students to succeed in school through a strength-based approach and social-emotional learning opportunities that allow students to increase their academic self-efficacy, positive identity, and social skills. The 49ers Academys programs and needs-based services consist of School-wide Strategies: build awareness and create an inclusive environment where all students have access to enrichment opportunities and resources to succeed in school; Targeted, Needs-based Services: assess students individual and family needs to deploy services accordingly; Intensive Individualized Support: provide one-on-one case management for the most vulnerable students.Middle School Program provides a personalized community of support for students in grades 6-8 to promote academic skill-building and social-emotional learning that builds a foundation for a positive school experience. Activities include: 1. Academic & Enrichment: welcome-back barbeque, thanksgiving/holiday afterschool dinners, field trips, STEM workshops, tutoring in literacy and math2. School-wide events that build positive identity and social skills3. High School Transition: enrollment, course selection, and translation services

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% 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 a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.3%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 63.8%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.9%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.3% of revenue deployed · 63.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $910K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $125K · 11 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $118K reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2009 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.