Wesley Community Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860133770
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6022525609
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,803,051
Expenses
$23,181,813
Assets
$9,913,136
Liabilities
$14,584,870

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BLAINE BANDI (CEO)
  • LEILA BARRAZA (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • WENDY REDFORD (CCO): $217,969 total reported compensation
  • KAYLEE DE TRANALTES (PHYSICIAN): $192,983 total reported compensation
  • BLAINE BANDI (CEO): $180,563 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To make measurable health improvements through the provision of client- centered and client-guided programs and services, to reduce health disparities, and to foster partnerships that can more holistically transform our communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Wesley community/golden gate centers seek to improve community wellness by providing a variety of essential services to low and moderate income individuals within our community at three locations. These include after- school and summer youth programs, senior programming, gardening classes, and fitness and nutrition classes. Wesley also provides meeting and/or service delivery space to our community. During the current year, we provided services to 82 children in our after-school and summer programs. 10,600 free meals were served by the community kitchen.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 50% for direct work, and 50% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 66th 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: -96.4%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.47; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $21.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $218K · 19 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $645K reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.