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

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941375833
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Mateo, CA, USA
Phone
6503730622
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,328,085
Expenses
$3,954,666
Assets
$14,434,629
Liabilities
$146,469

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELODY DAVENPORT MCLAUGHLIN (PRESIDENT)
  • DEBORAH PAYNE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES LONERGAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • PATRICK CARBULLIDO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES LONERGAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $208,791 total reported compensation
  • ALICIA RANGEL (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS): $126,580 total reported compensation
  • KRISTEN FOWLER (DIRECTOR OF MARKETING): $122,541 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 parent return bears all admin, fundraising & some program costs. This form 990 must be read together with the group 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, 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 1,155 unhoused individuals annually. These are the combined safety net services of the parent and the group.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 63% for direct work, and 37% for 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • 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; 43rd 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: 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: -18.8%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.65; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 75.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $209K · 10 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 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: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.