The Coachella Valley Housing Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953814898
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Indio, CA, USA
Phone
7603473157
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Low-Income & Subsidized Rental Housing

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,284,809
Expenses
$23,387,101
Assets
$186,734,422
Liabilities
$92,182,995

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Juan Muoz (President)
  • Deanna Mendoza (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Pedro SG Rodriguez (Executive Dir.): $257,956 total reported compensation
  • Mary Ann Ybarra (Administrator): $135,011 total reported compensation
  • Emilia Mojica (Administrator): $122,350 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition a nonprofit community development corportation, is to improve the living conditions of low-income individuals and families by constructing and operating affordable housing infused with the living conditions of low-income individuals and families by constructing and operating affordable housing infused with community service programs. CVHC develops single family and multifamily affordable housing for low-income families, and individuals. We also provide an array of community services programs and other opportunities that enrich, build and grow their lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

CVHC has established a Community Relations Department that provides on-going support to a variety of services at multifamily apartment sites. The following services were provided: - Two (2) Head Start Centers provided services to 78 children in Palm Springs and Mecca, California. - One (1) Child Care Center Programs provided services to 36 children in Indio, California. - Seven (7) Pre-School Center programs provided services to 229 children in the City of Mecca, Coachella, Indio and La Quinta and Desert Hot Springs, California. - Four (4) After-School tutoring programs provided services to 103 children in Mecca, Coachella, Indio, Desert Hot Springs, and Palm Springs, California.Scholarship Programs assisted children of CVHCs single and multifamily housing residents to pursue higher education. A total of 19 scholarships were granted during the year. A total of $17,000 was disbursed to scholarship recipients during this period.Cultural Activities provided at our multifamily developments include: Mariachi music lessons, Ballet Folklorico dancing and Art classes. Approximately 55 to 70 children participated in these programs.ESL (English as a Second Language), Adult Education (General Education Diploma) courses are offered in some of our multifamily complexes. Thirteen (13) Computer Literacy programs provided services 163 participants in Mecca, Coachella, Indio, La Quinta, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs and Moreno Valley, CA.Computer Access is provided to residents through open computer sites at thirteen (13) developments.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 78% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.1%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 3.7%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.98; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.1% of revenue deployed · 95.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $22.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $258K · 13 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $4.6M reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 39 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.