Valley of the Sun J

Overview

Mission

Provide recreational, educational, and social programs to meet community cultural needs. 1. **Protecting Members and Visitors:** Safety measures are essential to protect the physical well-being of all individuals on the Ina Levine Campus. This includes children in school and day camps, seniors in community programs, and families participating in recreational activities. 2. **Fostering a Sense of Security:** When members feel safe, they are more likely to engage fully in the center’s offerings. A secure environment fosters a sense of community and belonging, encouraging regular participation and involvement. 3. **Preventing Incidents:** Proactive safety measures help prevent incidents before they occur. This includes everything from minor accidents to potential threats, ensuring.

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 65% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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.

• 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: 63
• Transparency & Controls: 79
• Accountability: 95
• Sustainability: 24
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 70.2% of revenue deployed · 67.9% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $9.9M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $327K · 25 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $281K reported
• Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
• Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2025
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
• 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.

• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 10/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.