The Zonta Club of the Santa Clarita Valley Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 954719554
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Newhall, CA, USA
- Rating
- 55
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Federated Giving Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $38,560
- Expenses
- $37,177
- Assets
- $249,277
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Cherise Moore (President)
People named in this filing
- Peggy Edwards (Secretary)
- Colleen Marrese-Reading (Treasurer)
- Alicia Estrada (Trustee)
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
The Zonta Club of the Santa Clarita Valley Foundation's mission is to raise funds which are used to improve the lives of women and girls through scholarships, service, and advocacy.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Zonta Club of the Santa Clarita Valley Foundation (ZCSCVF) held several community service and advocacy projects and awarded multiple grants and scholarships during its fiscal year ended May 31, 2025. These were: Life Forward Workshops - Nine workshops were led by mental health care professionals to assist women and men to communicate better, to heal from traumas with the help of art, to listen better, to practice better self-care, and to manage stress. Zonta Says No To Violence Against Women 16 Days of Activism - Red dresses and a red vest were displayed at the Assistance League in Santa Clarita with Zonta banners, representing persons killed as a result of domestic violence. A 'Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women' banner was hung on a bridge over a main road in Santa Clarita. The ZCSCVF donated gently used and new purses and hygiene products to the College of the Canyons Basic Needs Center. 10 backpacks were prepared and delivered for children to assist the SCAR (suspected child abuse reporting) unit, Special Victims Bureau, and children of victims of violence. Scholarships - The following educational scholarships were awarded: Young Women in Leadership - Scholarships are awarded to women who are studying for a career involving public policy, government administration, and nonprofit organizations. There were 3 scholarships awarded for a total of $3,000.00. Virginia Wrage Memorial Fund - The fund provides scholarships to deserving women within the Santa Clarita Valley community who are 40 years old or more and who have experienced a life altering event. These recipients are returning to school to improve and support themselves and their family. We awarded 4 scholarships for a total of $8,000.00.JoAnn Rodriguez Scholarships - These scholarships provide funds to women to help achieve their educational goals in the field of accounting. There were 6 scholarships awarded for a total of $5,000.00.Zonta International Foundation - A $6,000.00 donation was given to Zonta International Foundation.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 24
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 57
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 24.2%; rating input score 24
- Program expense ratio: 25.1%; rating input score 25
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 3.6%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.71; rating input score 88; 88th 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: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 24.2% of revenue deployed · 25.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 24/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 25/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.