The 1to1 Movement
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 454081036
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2016
- Forms available
- Form 990 2016
- Location
- San Diego, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8587228222
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Recycling Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $175,498
- Expenses
- $146,122
- Assets
- $192,461
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- JONATHAN ZAIDMAN (Executive Dir.): $30,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The 1to1Movement exists to inspire and simplify sustainability in daily life. We are helping each person find their own way to change the world.We do this through: Educationdynamic learning projects and experiences, with an emphasis on K-12 classroom programs that introduce students to real-life sustainability.Engagementhands-on initiatives that support people in taking their sustainable lifestyle to the next level.
What it reported doing in 2016
Community education and outreach program: 1to1 educates community members and students about the importance of sustainable living and the resulting benefit to the environment, community health, and the local economy.The educational outreach program focuses on increasing community awareness. This program provides opportunities to participate in speaking engagements, providing information through classroom lectures. The program works with students of all ages throughout the community to provide lessons on the importance of sustainability practices and effective habit-changing practices.1to1 Educational programs focus on developing a working definition for sustainability in the minds of the audience. 1to1 educators then work directly with students to develop solutions to issues in the fields of waste, water, energy, food, and transportation. In 2015, the 1to1 movement reached 9,028 students in small group, highly participatory, classroom presentations. 1to1 is dedicated to working with underserved communities above all.The 1to1 Movement also teaches local classes, under the program name San Diego sustainable living institute, which are focused on advanced urban homesteading practices such as organic gardening, backyard chicken keeping, rainwater harvesting, beekeeping, and eleven more. These classes are donation based and open to anyone in the community.The events are conducted at all levels of the educational system: elementary, middle school, high school and collegiate institutions. The program is funded through grants and donations from the public and local businesses.Social engagement: The 1to1 movement works to create social media content, multimedia, and events to powerfully impact community members to see the positive benefits of promoting a sustainable lifestyle1to1 Movement has reached over 27,000 students with interactive and experiential environmental learning courses.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 86% 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 72
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Accountability: 73
- Sustainability: 63
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 74.9%; rating input score 75
- Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 16.7%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.32; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 20.5%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 26.2% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 49.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 74.9% of revenue deployed · 90% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $132K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $30K · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2012 to 2016
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.