St Vincent De Paul Society District Council of Marin County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941207701
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Rafael, CA, USA
Phone
4154543303
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,336,590
Expenses
$8,073,393
Assets
$12,715,564
Liabilities
$1,520,103

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

Leadership & pay

31 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUZANNE SWIFT (PRESIDENT (THRU 06/25))
  • RICHARD GALLAGHER (MEMBER, PRESIDENT (AS OF 06/25))
  • DUANE GECK - TREASURER THRU (08/25), VICE PRESIDENT (AS OF 08/25))
  • CHRISTINE PAQUETTE (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHRISTINE PAQUETTE (CEO): $256,642 total reported compensation
  • KATHLEEN WOODCOCK (CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER): $210,340 total reported compensation
  • MEREDITH PARNELL (CHIEF PROGRAM DIRECTOR): $185,465 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Because we believe in the dignity of all people, the st. Vincent de paul society of marin offers compassionate, individualized assistance to help our neediest neighbors obtain nutritious food, affordable housing, meaningful employment, and a voice in their own community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Homelessness services - the marin homeless outreach team (hot) is a collaborative effort among local public agencies and nonprofit organizations designed to bridge service gaps and assist individuals with the greatest needs in accessing permanent housing. Using nationally recognized best practices, hot focuses on a small number of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness at any given time and develops a personalized housing plan for each participant. These plans may include access to behavioral health treatment, family reunification services, or wraparound case management, all with the goal of securing permanent housing as quickly as possible that is appropriate to the individual's needs. In addition, rapid response services are available to all marin county residents currently experiencing homelessness. Rapid response provides emergency assistance by phone or through a walk-in service center (no appointment necessary). Services may include clothing, transportation, housing search assistance, rental deposits, short-term rental assistance, and short-term housing case management. The objective is to help individuals regain stability and transition into safe, affordable, permanent housing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% 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: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 79.7%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 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: -10%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.57; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.5%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90% of revenue deployed · 79.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $6.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $257K · 31 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $188K reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.