Valley Vision

What it reported doing in 2025

21st century workforce: valley vision has adopted a systems approach to understanding the complex needs of the workforce ecosystem. Valley vision serves a primary role to align public systems, jurisdictions, and industries to advance workforce development efforts for our capital region. Areas of focus include: leading future mobility and digital inclusion/skills efforts; convening industry advisories that support and inform the region's job training providers; and supporting the city of sacramento in developing a workforce development framework to guide current and future investments and strategies. Some of the major accomplishments include convening regional workforce advisory bodies and aligning partners in the workforce and education systems. Broadband and digital equity: access to digital infrastructure is as important today as roads or electricity. Broadband is critical infrastructure for commerce, access to education, and healthcare. We work with cities, community groups, businesses, policymakers and others to close the digital divide and promote equal access to technology. Valley vision works with public agencies, internet service providers, infrastructure developers, and others in the greater sacramento region to expand broadband infrastructure. The organization also works to support access to broadband amongst underserved communities through promotion of low-cost services and prioritization of areas that are under enrolled in broadband utilization. Food and agriculture: food and agriculture production is an integral part of our region's status as america's farm-to-fork capital. Our work centers on growing a viable food and ag economy, increasing access to healthy foods in underserved communities, and promoting agricultural innovation. Valley vision coordinated stakeholders to design and advance the yolo food hub to improve business markets for agricultural producers and help better link locally grown food with the local institutional market. Valley vision also initiated a project with sacramento area council of governments to assess and promote investment in infrastructure and programs that will strengthen the sacramento region's agricultural economy.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89%; rating input score 89
• Program expense ratio: 91.9%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.2%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 21.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings