The Open Door Network

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953604240
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Bakersfield, CA, USA
Phone
6613229199
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,672,445
Expenses
$22,717,371
Assets
$17,997,078
Liabilities
$1,776,630

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAUREN SKIDMORE (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • LAUREN SKIDMORE (CEO): $150,129 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To stop domestic violence and sexual assault in kern county and assist survivors in reclaiming their lives.

What it reported doing in 2023

Emergency services - provide food and shelter for individuals and families in crisis. In fiscal year (fy) 2023-24, we served 1,045 people, providing 73,688 warm bed nights and 183,402 meals to both sheltered people and members of the community struggling with poverty and hunger. The agency assisted 1,021 homeless individuals (i.e. 611 households) using city of bakersfield and kern county funding for emergency shelter. All of these individuals were extremely low income, 308 had disabilities, and 573 were female heads of household. Of the 1,045 clients served, 273 exited to permanent housing and 372 exited to temporary or transitional housing. All clients in the program participated in case management or aftercare. In fy 2023-24, 1,312 clients received rapid rehousing services and 1,038 received homelessness prevention services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 81% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 68% for direct work, and 32% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.1%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $239.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.9%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.7%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31.2% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.1% of revenue deployed · 93.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $21.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 21 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.