Volunteer Center of Fairfax County Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Volunteer fairfax's five signature programs offer opportunities for diverse populations to serve their communities in ways that suit their lifestyles, skills, and interests. Our volunteers support all vulnerable populations, including low-income families, children, older adults, those experiencing food insecurity and/or homelessness, and immigrant communities. Our volunteers perform a wide array of activities such as supporting the social service agencies that feed, clothe, and house those who are living in poverty, and assisting during times of crisis.following are our five signature programs: (1) the alternative community service program (acs)-assists court- and attorney-referred clients in avoiding fines or jail sentences by volunteering. In fy25, 113 clients contributed 4,615 service hours, supporting 31 area agencies. (2) the retired and senior volunteer program (rsvp) has been managed by volunteer fairfax since 2012 and is a program of americorps seniors. Rsvp matches those over 55 with nonprofit programs that need their experience and skills. Rsvp volunteers focus on healthy futures, aging in place, and economic opportunity. In fy25, 180 volunteers contributed 13,446 hours to 43 area agencies with an estimated value of $462,811 to the community. (3) volunteer management training program-this program offers basic to advanced training to teach volunteer administrators how to utilize their volunteers and provide a positive volunteer experience. We continue to provide this training free of charge. In fy25, we presented 42 webinars to 2,104 participants from over 100 organizations. (4) emergency response-volunteer fairfax is the county's designated lead agency for volunteer and donation management in the event of an emergency or disaster. Volunteer fairfax made significant progress in updating the volunteer reception center and donation management plans in collaboration with fairfax county's department of emergency management and security (dems). Staff participate in quarterly tabletop exercises and have accrued more than 136 hours in fema/dems training related to vf's emergency response responsibilities. (5) corporate volunteer services - connects businesses with high impact opportunities to serve, increasing the capacity of local nonprofit and public organizations by adding corporate skills, expertise, and resources through our businesslink volunteering programs. Businesslink provides project management expertise to those businesses seeking customized employee service engagements. In fy25, 11 corporate partners completed 21 service projects with 1,026 individuals volunteering 3,417 hours.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 63.6%; rating input score 64
• Program expense ratio: 60.4%; rating input score 60
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.02 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -5%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings