West County Community Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942277740
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Guerneville, CA, USA
Phone
7078231640
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,039,430
Expenses
$5,185,112
Assets
$3,743,892
Liabilities
$793,472

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DEBRA JOHNSON (PRESIDENT)
  • CARROLL DAMRON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTY DAVILA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • TIM MILLER - LEFT JUNE 24 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID FRANCE (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $115,170 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTY DAVILA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $113,394 total reported compensation
  • TIM MILLER - LEFT JUNE 24 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $80,477 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We strengthen and empower individuals, families, and communities by providing access to critical social programs to at-risk and vulnerable populations. Through the work of west county community services, all youth, adults, families and seniors in sonoma county are afforded the opportunity to be resilient, informed and resourceful, emotionally well, and self sufficient.

What it reported doing in 2024

Transitions into housing program served 53 unique individualstransitions into housing is one of west county community services' (wccs) largest and most impactful programs. Implemented in partnership with multiple referring agencies, the program expands wccs's established peer training program and four community peer centers to provide intensive, post-housing stabilization services to individuals who have recently exited homelessness.the program is grounded in a peer-based recovery model, in which trained staff with lived experience support participants in maintaining housing and improving overall stability. Services include peer behavioral health counseling, life-skills development, structured skill-building classes, and support accessing community and mainstream resources. Through these interventions, transitions into housing has demonstrated strong outcomes in housing retention, increased self-sufficiency, and long-term stability for participants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 79% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% 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.

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: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.8%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $270.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.9%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.8% of revenue deployed · 82.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $4.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $115K · 16 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $286K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.