The Hand Up Foundation of Monterey Count

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861386261
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Monterey, CA, USA
Phone
5593712030
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$873
Expenses
$142,876
Assets
$262,918
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BENSON CARROL (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID HONG (BOARD MEMBER)
  • PETER HANDSEN (BOARD MEMBER)
  • GRED AMSBLER (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Connecting individuals and organizations with housing, medical, and recovery resources in monterey county. Removes at-risk individuals from cycles of incarceration and addiction. Conducted through staff work and freedom live grants.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization addresses the following as part of its ongoing programs. Resource connection: connecting individuals and organizations with housing, medical, and recovery resources in monterey county. Removes at-risk individuals from cycles of incarceration and addiction. Conducted through staff work and freedom live grants. Prison ministry: supporting individuals and organizations directly providing counseling and coaching in monterey county jails and prisons. Delivered through individuals (doug chase) and freedom live. Discipleship/mentoring: coaching and supporting individuals and organizations who are providing learning materials and spending 1:1 time with at-risk individuals to help them discover and strengthen positive mental, physical, and spiritual habits. Conducted through staff, board members, and coaching good, a non-profit. Housing: supporting organizations providing housing to at-risk individuals re-entering society from incarceration and drug and alcohol treatment programs. Conducted through beehold his blessings, inc., the bridge, and cornerstone ministries. Addiction & recovery: supporting organizations focused on drug and alcohol recovery programs. Targeted towards individuals coming out of prison or relapsing after initial periods of sobriety. Administered through the bridge restoration ministry, and teen challenge. Nutritious food: supporting individuals and organizations who develop ways of growing food that are resource light, urban friendly, and can provide vocational opportunities for at risk individuals. Job development : supporting organizations and individuals offering job development programs to the at-risk population served by the hand-up foundation. Delivered through the bridge and cornerstone ministries. Urgent needs: direct financial assistance to families and individuals in crisis due to job loss, health issues, incarceration or substance abuse. Delivered directly by the hand-up foundation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 48% for direct work, and 52% for grants.

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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16,266.1%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.84; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 66.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 48% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $143K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.