Toluca Lake Beautification Partners

What it reported doing in 2024

Toluca lake beautification partners (tlbp), enhances toluca lake, los angeles, through beautification, sustainability, safety, and community engagement.in 2024, tlbp transformed public areas to boost community pride through strategic landscaping and infrastructure projects: toluca lake village clock: this project created a welcoming community space along riverside drive featuring an illuminated clock, seating, paving, and landscaping. The project was funded by community partners, including chase bank and the greater toluca lake neighborhood council (gtlnc). Tlbp completed installation of the toluca lake village clock and added two benches adjacent to the clock, further enhancing the space for public use and neighborhood gathering.environmental sustainabilitytlbp promotes environmentally responsible landscapes and practices throughout the community: drought-tolerant and native plants: projects such as the village clock and riverside drive median prioritize native, drought-tolerant landscaping to reduce water usage.school garden: tlbp collaborated with lausd and other partners to create a garden at toluca lake elementary school, featuring 12 vegetable beds and seven trees and serving more than 500 students.waste reduction efforts: tlbp installed 11 new trash receptacles along public areas, enabling community members to properly sort recyclables from trash.streetscape planningtlbp enhances walkability and local economic vitality through long-term planning initiatives: riverside drive streetscape: a conceptual design for riverside drive (from sancola to clybourn) includes improved crosswalks, pedestrian lighting, and public art, informed by feedback from a 2021 community survey.lankershim boulevard: tlbp's long-standing planning efforts for lankershim boulevard, initiated in 2012, incorporate community input and have contributed to the southeast community plan update.public safety and infrastructuretlbp works to improve safety and accessibility throughout toluca lake: sidewalk repairs: improvements along riverside drive enhance pedestrian safety and accessibility.agency collaboration: tlbp collaborates with city of los angeles agencies to ensure projects meet applicable safety and infrastructure standards.community engagementtlbp fosters neighborhood pride through collaboration and outreach: events and fundraising: tlbp organizes fundraisers to support initiatives such as the village clock and participates in community events, including earth day.partnerships: tlbp partners with nbcuniversal, local businesses, and organizations such as gtlnc, leveraging grants, sponsorships, and volunteer support to advance community-driven projects.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 93.2%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -95.9%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.98; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 127% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 64.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings