Sheriffs Toy Project
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 752978505
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2011
- Location
- Rancho Cordova, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9163614571
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Rehabilitation Services for Offenders
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $85,092
- Expenses
- $80,249
- Assets
- $274,430
- Liabilities
- $142
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LeeAnnedra Marchese (President)
People named in this filing
- LeeAnnedra Marchese (President)
- Robert Magee (Sergeant of Arm)
- Jocelyn Go (Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Sheriff's Toy Project functions as a charitable arm of the Sacramento Sheriff's Department wherein participants of the Sheriff's Work Project spend their court ordered jail sentence making toys and refurbishing donated bicycles. Through partnerships with organizations such as YES (Youth Education Sports) and the Salvation Army, we distribute toys, bicycles and other items to children in need throughout the Sacramento region, including donations to the Mustard Seed School, a school for homeless children. The Sheriff's Toy Project also serves as a local outreach program between the Sacramento County Sheriff department and our community and provides significant relief to an overcrowded jail system, which also reduces cost for the citizens of Sacramento County.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Sheriff's Toy Project continued its mission in 2025 to provide hope, support, and holiday assistance to underserved families throughout our community. Beyond measurable numbers, the greatest achievement remains the compassion and generosity shared between community members, volunteers, donors, and the families we serve. Thousands of parents experienced the joy and relief of being able to provide Christmas gifts for their children, while countless residents and local businesses contributed selflessly through toy drives, volunteer service, and financial donations to support our efforts.During the 2025 holiday season, Sheriff's Toy Project served more than 1,000 families and provided Christmas assistance to over 3,300 children. A total of 17,172 toys were distributed, along with 27 new bicycles, 75 turkeys, and holiday food boxes for families in need.Sheriff's Toy Project also extended support to hospitalized children and families facing serious medical challenges. In partnership with UC Davis and Shriners Children's Hospitals, 200 holiday stockings were donated to brighten the season for pediatric patients. The organization additionally assisted seven UC Davis pediatric cancer patients and their families with holiday gifts and essential support items. This year, volunteers made two special home deliveries to UC Davis pediatric patients during their final Christmas season, providing comfort and compassion to both the children and their families.To ensure assistance reaches truly deserving families, Sheriff's Toy Project partners with 11 qualifying agencies and organizations. These partnerships include five local schools, the UC Davis Cancer Center, four divisions of the Sheriff's Department, Sacramento Probation, and the H.O.T. Team.In addition to holiday programs, Toy Project volunteers participated in 46 community events and charitable efforts throughout the year. Through woodworking and restoration projects, volunteers created and donated handcrafted items to support local fundraising and charitable organizations serving similar populations and demographics. Contributions included:12 handcrafted Adirondack chair and table sets2 restoration projects, including the Stasyuk Bench and Mitchell Memorial2 Academy support projects, including a Mobile Wall and Saw Horses1 refinishing project for Work Release benches4 property warehouse gun storage shelvesThe annual Sacramento Santa Parade float30 IPSSA retro candy dispensers60 handcrafted holiday ornaments12 charcuterie boards and baskets donated for charitable raffles and fundraising eventsAnother unique community service provided by Sheriff's Toy Project is the refurbishment and redistribution of bicycles for youth and adults in need. During 2025, the organization donated:105 refurbished bicycles to the Rancho Cordova Bike Rodeo87 bicycles to the San Juan Unified School District143 adult bicycles to Sacramento Probation, Kinney High School, and Bike KitchenThrough volunteerism, partnerships, charitable giving, and community collaboration, Sheriff's Toy Project continues to strengthen families, support vulnerable children, and improve the lives of residents throughout Sacramento County.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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
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 liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 60
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84.5%; rating input score 85
- Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.7%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.42; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 84.5% of revenue deployed · 89.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.