Sustainable Empowerment Leadership Foundation (SELF)
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 813458883
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2017
- Location
- Carmichael, CA, USA
- Phone
- 7078456154
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $63,491
- Expenses
- $71,096
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Moises Israel Vallecillo Rodas (President)
- Heather Luce (Vice-President (end 11/23))
- Jennifer Cavalari (Chief Executive Officer)
People named in this filing
- Moises Israel Vallecillo Rodas (President)
- Heather Luce (Vice-President (end 11/23))
- Jennifer Cavalari (Chief Executive Officer)
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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
An international non-profit organization in collaboration with underserved communities in Honduras to bring sustainable solutions to everyday challenges. Our goal is to work with community leaders on projects that will aid the community as a whole.
What it reported doing in 2023
While making the difficult decision to wrap up and wind down activities, much of 2023 was spent completing commitments, finalizing projects, and ensuring the sound and legal administrative dissolution of the organization. 2023 accomplishments included: - We hired a Honduran accountant to audit all the organization's financial activities from 2018-2023.- We helped facilitate the transition of the water system construction project in the community of El Suyate with the Danl Rotary Club and Rotary Club International, with efforts were made through SANAA Regional El Paraso to support the community by approaching World Vision and Pure Water for the World. The pre-feasibility studies for the water project were delivered to the El Suyate community. - We helped to repair a rural school in the municipality of Soledad, El Paraso and the construction of school classrooms in Olanchito, Yoro; together with Inversiones Garca with total projects costing more than $3800 USD. - At the Nuevo Paraiso high school, we completed many construction projects, including the improvement of the broiler house area, installation of enclosures for 2 classrooms and construction of the second stage of bleachers for the multi-purpose court, as well as repairs and preparation for the reopening of the school cafe. - The supervision tour of the Sedis projects in Ocotepeque was carried out with a lawyer and notary to attest to the legality of the execution of the funds and the physical evidence of each of the houses and their beneficiaries. - The Nueva Esperanza group of entrepreneurs was trained, and improvements were made, and equipment installed for their operation, with transfer of the chicken coop project to the community, as originally intended. - The deed of incorporation of the microenterprise of the Group "Luchando por Nuestras Familias" of the community of Nuevo Paraso was also delivered. - The Green Team nursery was disassembled with donation of the tools and equipment to the local municipality of Morocel. Despite the sadness we feel with wrapping up and saying goodbye to the activities of SELF, we are incredibly grateful to all the volunteers and community members that have been able to work together across international borders, despite incredibly difficult circumstances, and accomplish so much together since 2016.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 21
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 89.8%; rating input score 90
- Program expense ratio: 80.2%; rating input score 80
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -12%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -8.4% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -7.6% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -26.4% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 89.8% of revenue deployed · 80.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $57K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2023
- 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.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.