San GabrielPomona Valleys Developmental Services Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 954059206
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Jun 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Pomona, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9096207722
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $560,358,886
- Expenses
- $560,358,886
- Assets
- $86,622,891
- Liabilities
- $86,622,891
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
25 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JULIE CHETNEY (BOARD PRESIDENT)
- KAREN ZARSADIAZ-IGE (VICE PRESIDENT)
- PREETI SUBRAMANIAM (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JESSE WELLER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- LUCINA GALARZA (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- LUCINA GALARZA (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $274,821 total reported compensation
- JESSE WELLER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $265,847 total reported compensation
- RAQUEL SANDOVAL (HR DIRECTOR): $255,114 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The center works in partnership with individuals with developmental disabilities, their families and the community, to promote choice, empowerment, independence, and full integration into community life.
What it reported doing in 2024
See schedule othe center was organized in accordance with provisions of the lanterman developmental disabilities services act (the act) of the welfare and institutions code of California. In accordance with the act, the center works in partnership with people with developmental disabilities, their families, local communities, services providers, and the government. Its mission is to enable persons with developmental disabilities to live independent, productive, and satisfying lives in their community. The center also strives to lessen developmental delays in infants and young children and minimize the risk of developmental disabilities. Among the services and supports the center provides or coordinates are diagnosis and assessment, individualized planning and service coordination, early intervention and prevention, community living options, supported work and vocational programs, advocacy, training and educational opportunities, and other support services.the entity served approximately 17,942 clients in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025.day programs - $173,589,207residential care facilities - $164,450,863other purchased services - $143,047,456transportation - $21,630,952total program services - $502,718,478operating expenses - $42,132,627total program expenses - $544,851,105
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 99% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 92% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 91
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 97.2%; rating input score 97
- Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Pass
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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; 77th 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: 0%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 97.2% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $544.9M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $275K · 25 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $90.6M reported
- Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.