Society of St Vincent De Paul Particular Council of San Mateo Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
900768822
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Mateo, CA, USA
Phone
6503730624
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,523,624
Expenses
$3,492,670
Assets
$572,589
Liabilities
$3,094

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

Leadership & pay

102 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELODY DAVENPORT MCLAUGHLIN (PRESIDENT (DISTRICT COUNCI)
  • EILEEN CASSIDY (PRESIDENT( MATER DOLOROSA))
  • GUY MARTSON (PRESIDENT ( OUR LADY OF MERCY))
  • OLGA ALDANA (PRESIDENT (ALL SOULS))
  • JEANIE LAHERTY (PRESIDENT (GOOD SHEPARD))
  • MARIA MABANAG (PRESIDENT (HOLY ANGELS))

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES LONERGAN (EXC DIRECTOR UNTIL 3/25): $208,792 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Safety net services were provided to 16,146 unduplicated needy adults & children via: direct assistance (peninsula family resource center & homeless help centers); restorative justice ministry; & thrift stores. (continued on schedule o)this group form 990 for subordinate conferences bears only program costs. The parent return (fein 94-1375833) bears all admin, fundraising & some program costs. This form 990 must be read together with the parent form 990. Audited financial statements are on a consolidated basis.

What it reported doing in 2024

Svdp provides safety net services to the precariously housed and unhoused in san mateo county through svdp's peninsula family resource center and 2 homeless help centers. Svdp's peninsula family resource center assisted 5,089 households with basic survival necessities, and provided financial support to 12,197 families and individuals at risk of homelessness in san mateo county. Svdp's model of service is the personal, home visit. 3,408 volunteers completed 14,605 home visits, providing $2,117,748 in food assistance and $547,704 in rent and utility payments. Strategically located in south san francisco and san mateo, svdp's 2 homeless help centers offer unhoused individuals basic survival necessities. Svdp's homeless help centers provided over 60,000 meals and over 2,000 toiletry kits to (continued) 1,155 unhoused individuals annually. These are the combined safety net services of the parent and the group.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.1%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.9%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.16; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 99 of 99 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $209K · 102 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.