Thessalonika Family Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953551068
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Temecula, CA, USA
Phone
9513022317
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,581,783
Expenses
$2,845,219
Assets
$730,472
Liabilities
$119,253

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Scott Treadway (Director): $272,569 total reported compensation
  • Heather Sanford (Executive Dir.): $107,573 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to partner with our community to provide access to healthy food, housing programs, and resources that equip and empower those we serve to live life to the fullest.

What it reported doing in 2024

Hope Resource Center is a walk -in facility open three days a week to the public. Weprovide case management services, financial aid and workforce development resources.From seniors facing homelessness to those living on the streets we work directly withour local county and city programs to help when families or individuals have losthousing or face high rent and need access to city or county resources, our CaseManagers guide them through the process to receive the help they need. From fillingout paperwork, applying for housing programs to providing resources for food andclothing, our Case Managers provide one-on-one assistance to our clients. This yearwe helped over 100 people get housing and had 1282 case management meetings.The Hope Food Pantry is a member of Feeding America and serves hundreds of familiesevery month. We partner with over 25 grocers and food merchants in Temecula toprovide fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats to low-income families and individuals, the elderly and those experiencing homelessness. We have a home delivery service forhome-bound seniors and the disabled. Our clients must provide proof of income andresidence and renew annually for our program. This year we had over 62,800 visits toour pantry and distributed 885,000 pounds of food to those in need. We also servedover 10,000 individuals this year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 71% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.5%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.2%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.5% of revenue deployed · 84.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 14 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $273K · 15 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $74K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.