Santa Rosa High School Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680195375
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Phone
7075717747
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$596,219
Expenses
$394,930
Assets
$7,756,521
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mary Beseda (President)

People named in this filing

  • John Codding (Director)
  • Mike Daniels (Director)
  • Tony Negri (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

The primary objectives and purposes of this corporation is to serve as a charitable organization which unites SRHS graduates, parents of current & past students, faculty, staff and interested community members for: Preserving and documenting the history and traditions of Santa Rosa High SchoolProviding financial support to the schoolPromoting community involvement

What it reported doing in 2024

Student of the MonthThe SRHS Foundation sponsors the Student of the Month program that honors outstanding students whose achievements are recognized by their teachers. Selection of these students is announced each month during the morning bulletin. Honored students receive a framed certificate and a $25.00 gift card to a local pizza parlor. Their parents receive a congratulatory letter and a sticker for their car.Panther Project FundThe Panther Project Fund Committee meets on first Friday each month to consider and grant funding requests for Faculty, students, and SRHS organizations. The list of committees approved projects include: Vineyard SuppliesAthletic Team UniformsComputer hardware & softwareCheerleader uniformsField TripsScholarship & Endowment ProgramThe SRHS Foundation stewards both restricted and unrestricted endowment funds. Memorial and other financial bequests, scholarship funds and other monies have contributed to the endowment, a rarity among public high schools. In 2025 57 scholarships were awarded totaling $130,655.00.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 89
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.2%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 93%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.8%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 19.64; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.2% of revenue deployed · 93% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $367K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.