Volunteer Organizations Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474804604
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Irvine, CA, USA
Phone
9492643535
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,972
Expenses
$32,074
Assets
$51,128
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • William L Cates (Director/CEO)

People named in this filing

  • William L Cates (Director/CEO)
  • Amy Howse (Director/CFO)
  • Barbara Stewart (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Connecting volunteers to organizations who provide services to people in need. Using social media, website, and an app to inspire volunteers and support organizations who help feed, clothe, shelter, and support disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Orange County, California.

What it reported doing in 2025

Expenses related to maintaining and updating the organization's website and mobile application for volunteers and organizations to use. The mobile application and website are used to sign up volunteers and organizations. Volunteer Network OC has been approaching organizations and encouraging them to sign up and recruiting volunteers using social media and encouraging them to volunteer for the events posted by organizations. Volunteers and organizations can also share posts, photos, and other information regarding the successful events on Volunteer Network OC's social media platforms to encourage others in the community to volunteer to help the organizations provide services to disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Orange County.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 71% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 64
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.9%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 97.6%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: $180.29 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 43.7%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.9% of revenue deployed · 97.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $31K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 15 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.