Sirona Cares Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270214325
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2018, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Pacifica, CA, USA
Phone
4153369069
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$47,409
Expenses
$43,731
Assets
$38,664
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michelle Lacourciere (Founding Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Michelle Lacourciere (Founding Executive Director)
  • Thera Kalmijn (Secretary)
  • Brian Lehnen (Treasurer)

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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sirona Cares Foundation builds sustainable communities by placing the power to create, use and sell alternative energy into the hands of the worlds poorest people. Sirona believes that children are the future so we advocate for and support children's health and education.

What it reported doing in 2018

Through Help for Haiti Education and Futures for Haiti, two programs focused on education in the capital city of Port au Prince we have increased access to eduction for over 150 children providing school tuition, supplies, uniforms and supporting the new school's teacher's and administration. This program not only provides for the educational needs of the children but also for the wellbeing of their family when tragedy strikes that may prevent children from having access to education. HHE and FFH are directly engaged in community support and the wellbeing of the children in their programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 12
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.6%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 12.5%; rating input score 13

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.8%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -46.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -29.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 11.6% of revenue deployed · 12.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2016 to 2018
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.