Voices of Pacific Island Nations - Vpin Fetu Taiala

What it reported doing in 2024

Vopin operated the following programs in 2024:(i) navigating education: in 2024, vopin continued a moa (memorandum of understanding) with bremerton school district to provide mentoring and tutoring services at bremerton high school. Under vopin's youth and young adult services, besides our mentoring/tutoring services, the 'student internship' project was established to prepare and promote pacific islander (pi) high school graduates and college students on their journey to a successful career path. The internship project is sesigned to provide an opportunity for pi students with practical experience to grow professionally and plan for a successful career path. The project also includes structured learning, giving students experience iwth the responsibility for meeting timelines, making decisions, and working with others - all skills needed for success in the workplace. It also allows students to apply the four r's - rigor, relevance, relationships, and results! The student internship project provides tuition assistance and/or compensation for participants. This internship project is not associated with or part of any federal or state student financial assistance programs and is a nonacademic credit-earning program.(ii) family services:'family' is central to the fabric of pi communities and a consistently influential factor in the educational trajectory of pi students. Culturally, the youth and young adults often feel an obligation to meet the expectations of the family(s). Due to language barriers and cultural dissimilarities, pi families struggle to navigate the complexity of the educational and socioeconomic systems. Pi youth and young adults often experience a cultural duality between school and home, and these values often conflict with each other, which creates stressors for the children (students) that lead to student disengagement from school. Schools must cultivate a sense of belonging, self-determination, and sovereignty for pi youth and families. Parents and grandparents are solid motivators and must be engaged in education solutions. Schools also need greater accommodation for english language learner students and families and to actively engage and involve non-native eglish-speaking pi parents and families in schools. Vopin 'system of care' is a broad, flexible array of services and supports for a defined population. It is organized into a coordinated network of service providers and integrates service planning, coordination, and management across multiple organizations. It builds meaningful partnerhips with families and youth at service delivery, management, and policy levels and is linguistically and culturally resonant. To be successful, a system of care must have supportive management from partner organizations and policies in place to define the roles and expectations of all members. System of care members will meet regularly and establih policies and procedures to guide service coordination. The system of care will include representation from various kitsap county organizations, including health care, immigration, education, juvenile justice, behavioral health, and social services. System of care members will establish policies to guide service coordination and a referral system that ensures wraparound services for all kitsap county pi youth and families.(iii) arts and culture: arts and culture will utilize a comprehensive approach to increase student engagement via cultureal identity. It will also engage elders and community members, allowing them to share their knowledge with younger generations. Vopin will facilitate activities in educational settings in the form of pi arts and culture after-school clubs and cultural celebrations and in the community in the form of arts and culture festivals, art shows, cultural celebrations, and multi-generational community-based language classes. In 2021, vopin began developing language journeys, a multi-generational language program to grow the speaking community by insp

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $23.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 4th 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -46.1%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

• Program expense growth: 66.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 23.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 27.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings