Desert Valleys Builders Association

Not tax-deductible

Palm Desert, CA501(c)(6)Human ServicesEIN 27-2667174

The DVBA is an association of building industry professionals, representing all levels of the construction industry and committed to ensuring that building of all types remains vibrant and strong in our region. We are dedicated to providing excellence in community development while protecting the natural beauty of the Coachella and Imperial Valleys.

Run by 22 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $35K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$545K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$622K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$162K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$545K
FY2024▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$544K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$575K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$545K
Expenses
$622K
FY2024▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$515K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$685K
FY2023$637K
FY2024$622K
Net assets
$162K
FY2024▼ -32%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$368K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$162K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $144K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$143,656Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gretchen Gutierrez’s $144K as Executive Dir. is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gretchen Gutierrez$143,656$135,038$133,512$130,172$122,898

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes vibrant building and community development while protecting natural beauty.

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2 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Promote commerce by constructing and maintaining signage for members in the coachella and imperial valleys.

Pt IX · col B
02

Promote networking among members at various recurring social gatherings.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $18K · 2020–2022
Coachella-Imperial Valleys StFY2022$11,084
Coachella-Imperial Valleys StFY2020$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$545K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$435K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$622K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$435K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$545K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$187K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$190K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K$190K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$266K$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$239K$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$111K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K
InterestLn 20$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$622K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $545K$622K−$77K$162K 990 PDF
FY2023 $586K$637K−$51K$239K 990 PDF
FY2022 $575K$685K−$110K$290K 990 PDF
FY2021 $499K$467K$32K$400K 990 PDF
FY2020 $544K$515K$29K$368K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $545,244 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$72,825
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,187
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$81,012
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $434,820$434,820
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,318$8,318
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,350$9,350
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$11,744
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $434,820 · Excluded from tax $17,668$545,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $621,995 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$143,656
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$110,816
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$26,991
IX-10 Payroll taxes$20,593
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$38,704
IX-11c Accounting fees$32,660
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$17,475
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$3,112
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$38,536
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$42,281
IX-20 Interest$1,284
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$6,351
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$123,339
IX-24e All other expenses$16,197
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$621,995
Part X · Balance sheet $189,666 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$2,767
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $262,603$186,899
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $265,603$189,666
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,437$2,251
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,437$27,251
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $239,166$162,415
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $239,166$162,415
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $265,603$189,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,415 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$545,244
XI-2 Total expenses$621,995
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,751
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$239,166
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,415

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