Vernella Transitional Home FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Compton, CA501(c)(3)Since 2016HousingEIN 37-1667934

To provide multiple safe and nuturing residential facilities for people with developmental disabilities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$368K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $313K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$368K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$95K
116% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 116% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
96%
Net assets
−$13K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$4.1M
Net assets
−$13K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$13K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$86K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CVernella Transitional Home
EINHdr · item D37-1667934
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCompton, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L99)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$1.0M
Management & general4%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs
Months of spending covered by cash
0.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$82K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$86K
Total liabilities
$95K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$82K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$82K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$82K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$95K
Total net assetsLn 32−$13K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.2M
— government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Months of spending covered by cash
Highly liquid reserves $82K · Operating expenses/yr $1.1M
0.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.1M
96%
Management & General
Management & general $41K · Total expenses $1.1M
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $5K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $1.2M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.2M
100%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year −$13K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $1.1M
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $82K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets −$13K · Total assets $82K
-16%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $82K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ralph E Fulton · Reported title ADMINISTRATOR · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $1.1M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $653K · Total expenses $1.1M
61%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%——
Overhead ratio 4%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.09%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Administrator
$66,532Pt VII · Sec A
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Manager
$57,666Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$40,923Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$40,103Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$35,654Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$30,425Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$30,226Pt VII · Sec A

M Moorefulton’s $84K as CEO is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jd Brown———$108,396$62,304$57,666
Justin D Brown——$106,584———
M Moorefulton$84,000$84,000—$84,000$69,750$66,000
M Moore Fulton——$83,160———
Ralph E Fulton—$75,840$55,631$62,520$67,380$66,532
Justin Brown—$75,840————
Joshua Brown$60,000$57,500————
Y Yepez—————$40,923

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides homes for adults with developmental disabilities.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Property and tenant expenses for vernella 2 providing 24 hour care

$568Kprogram expense
02

Property and tenant expenses for vernella 1 providing 24 hour care

$377Kprogram expense
03

Property and tenant expenses for vernella 3 providing 24 hour care

$99Kprogram expense

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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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 9 grants · $65K · 2020–2025
New Directions Youth CenterCA · FY2025$6,500
New Directions Youth CenterCA · FY2024$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,000
New Directions Youth CenterCA · FY2023$8,700
New Directions Youth CenterCA · FY2022$8,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,000

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $4.2M$4.1M+28% 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$2.9M-0.9% 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$2.7M+48% 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$1.8M+64% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.0M+18% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2020

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,153,802 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,148,880
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,922
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,153,802
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,153,802
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,071,673 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,398$9,398
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $367,529$367,529
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $219,616$219,616
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,971$9,971
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,456$55,456
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,010$1,010
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,700$23,700
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,813$1,813
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $29,012$29,012
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,548$131,548
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $212,370 · Management $9,250$221,620
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,030,588 · Management $41,085 · Fundraising $0$1,071,673
Part X · Balance sheet $82,129 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,345$82,129
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,345$82,129
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$95,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,345−$12,871
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,345$82,129
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$12,871 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,153,802
XI-2 Total expenses$1,071,673
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,129
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,345
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$12,871

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