Vistability

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941606517
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Martinez, CA, USA
Phone
9253701818
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$22,402,752
Expenses
$21,900,791
Assets
$20,299,338
Liabilities
$8,111,346

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DOUGLAS DOVE JR (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • JOHN RUMSEY (DIRECTOR/IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN BOLLE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN BOLLE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $224,499 total reported compensation
  • AIMEE VITUG-HOM (DIRECTOR OF COMM ACCESS SE): $127,705 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Vistability is dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health needs. We achieve this through our diverse services that support families, foster independence and inspire personal choice.

What it reported doing in 2024

Children's services support over 200 children annually through early childhood and preschool-based programs addressing both developmental disabilities and mental health needs.developmental disability services focus on preschool-based learning, school readiness, and social-emotional development, supplemented by therapeutic supports such as speech, physical, and occupational therapy as appropriate.vistability also operates a therapeutic behavioral health preschool classroom serving children with mental health needs related to trauma, behavioral challenges, and diagnosed mental health conditions. Licensed clinicians provide individual and group therapy alongside a structured classroom environment focused on trauma-informed care, self-regulation, impulse control, coping skills, and social-emotional development.a family resource center, care parent network, provides information, referral, advocacy and peer support for families of children with special needs.after-school programs provide specialized after-school experiences for children from 11 to 22 years of age who attend special education classes during the school day. The service is provided not only for the enrichment of the children but also to meet the day-care needs of their working parents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 76% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.
  • 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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.2%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.2%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.2% of revenue deployed · 91.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $20M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $224K · 6 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.