Vacavilles Imagine That

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465002663
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2020
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Vacaville, CA, USA
Phone
7076287835
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Physical & Earth Sciences,

Reported finances

Revenue
$139,206
Expenses
$149,807
Assets
$124,197

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lauren J Runow (President)

People named in this filing

  • Lauren J Runow (President)
  • Laura McGuire (Director)
  • Christopher W Runow (Treasurer)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Enrich the lives of children in the field of science by providing hands-on learning and exploration.

What it reported doing in 2020

Operated a "Hands On Learning and Exploration" center in Vacaville, California. This is a creative outlet helping kids (of all ages) learn to think outside the box and expand their minds. All exhibits revolve around science, art, health, and astronomy. This year the center welcomed fewer visitors than in prior years because of COVID-19.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90

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: -7.6%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.9% of revenue deployed · 90% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $135K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 6 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2016 to 2020
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part I part ii net assets crosscheck did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.