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https://www.allwithinmyhands.org/welcome.html
454 LAS GALLINAS AVENUE 213
San Rafael CA 94903-3618
San Rafael CA | IRS ruling year: 2017 | EIN: 81-4258668
ALL WITHIN MY HANDS IS DEDICATED TO CREATING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING WORKFORCE EDUCATION, THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER, AND OTHER CRITICAL LOCAL SERVICES.
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This charity's score is 79%, earning it a Three-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 35% Accountability & Finance, 50% Impact & Results, 10% Leadership & Adaptability, 5% Culture & Community. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for All Within My Hands is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
All Within My Hands has earned a 69% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2019, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Not ApplicableBoard Composition - 0/9 - 0/25 ptsBoard Composition - 0/9 - 0/25 pts
Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Audit or Financial Review - Audited - 20/20 ptsIndependent Audit or Financial Review - Audited - 20/20 pts
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
| Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
|---|---|
| $1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
| $500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
| Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 ptsConflict of Interest Policy - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 ptsBoard Meeting Minutes - Documented - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/3 ptsDocument Retention and Destruction - Missing - 0/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 ptsWhistleblower Policy - Missing - 0/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Website - Listed - 3/3 ptsWebsite - Listed - 3/3 pts
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 0.00% - 15/15 ptsLiabilities to Assets Ratio - 0.00% - 15/15 pts
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
| Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| Less than 50% | Full Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
| 60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Ratio - 94.94% - 25/25 ptsProgram Expense Ratio - 94.94% - 25/25 pts
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
| Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| 70% or higher | Full Credit |
| 60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
| Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
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Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (All Within My Hands) or EIN (814258668) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
All Within My Hands reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
At every concert Metallica plays, a portion of ticket sales is set aside for a local charitable organization. In addition to the amount the Foundation is able to donate at home, Metallica also give back when they tour the world. This is one way the band and its fans join together to have a greater impact. When the touring stopped, so did this model of fundraising. Working together as an organization, and joined by our charitable partners, we were able to rethink how we would fundraise differently.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
In 2018 All Within My Hands established a National Day of Service where Metallica fans were encouraged to volunteer at their local food bank. Organized and promoted by the Foundation and the band, the event relied on in-person activity, which was put on hold by the pandemic. We went from providing over 3000 volunteers to 50 food banks on a single day to having to shut it down completely- it is still on hold.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
Our response was two-fold, move to an online model and move to a virtual model. Our Day of Service morphed into a Month of Giving Covid response effort. Expanding from a single-day event to a month-long campaign enabled us to shine a light on additional nonprofit organizations for an extended period of time. Meanwhile, since we were all forced indoors, the band created a free event on YouTube called #MetallicaMondays, fans could watch footage of past concerts for free and those who had the means could donate in support of our charitable partners: Feeding America & Direct Relief. In all, we raised over $600,000. The band also played its first-ever pay-per-view event to benefit AWMH. The show was live-streamed internationally and brought in over 1-million dollars to help extend the aid the Foundation is able to provide.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
Our newly established Month of Giving is now an annual event. In 2021 we expanded our reach by engaging the Metallica fan club community and created a fundraising competition. $200,000 raised in 2021 was split equally between Feeding America and Direct Relief.
All Within My Hands has earned a 80% for the Impact & Results beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
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Program
Metallica Scholars Initiative
Activities
The nonprofit grants scholarships to beneficiaries.
Program Type
Postsecondary Scholarships
Beneficiaries Served
Program Geography
Time Period of Data
12/1/19 to 12/1/20
Outcomes: Changes in the lives of those served by a nonprofit. They can be caused by the nonprofit.
Costs: The money spent by a nonprofit and its partners and beneficiaries.
Impact: Outcome caused by a nonprofit relative to its cost.
Cost-effectiveness: A judgment as to whether the cost was a good use of resources to cause the outcome.
Outcome Metric
Increase in income for a scholarship recipient
Outcome Data Source
Ratings are based on data the nonprofit itself collects on its work. We use the most recent year with sufficient data. Typically, this data allows us to calculate direct changes in participants' lives, such as increased income.
Output data collected during the program. The nonprofit submitted data on the dollar value of all scholarships it grants and the number of scholarship recipients, which we use to calculate the additional income that the nonprofit's scholarship program generates.
Method for Attributing Outcomes
We don't know if the observed changes were caused by the nonprofit's program or something else happening at the same time (e.g., a participant got a raise). To determine causation, we take the outcomes we observe and subtract an estimate of the outcomes that would have happened even without the program (i.e., counterfactual outcomes).
We estimate the increase in income caused by a nonprofit's scholarship program in two steps. First, we compare the estimated postsecondary graduation rate of its scholars to that of comparable students who did not receive a scholarship (the “counterfactual”). Our estimates are drawn from rigorous social science studies of similar scholarship programs. The result is the number of scholars whose graduation was caused by the nonprofit. Second, we compare the earnings of graduates to non-graduates based on publicly available census data, matching on student demographic characteristics. We apply the earnings boost owing to a degree to those scholars whose graduation was caused by the nonprofit. Both steps are necessary to properly net out counterfactual successes from observed successes. Otherwise, we would be attributing changes (increase in graduation rate and increase in earnings) to the nonprofit when they would have happened anyway. Few nonprofits estimate the counterfactual themselves, so we construct our own counterfactual estimate based on research and publicly available data.
Cost Data Source
After estimating the program's outcomes, we need to determine how much it cost to achieve those outcomes. All monetary costs are counted, whether they are borne by a nonprofit service deliverer or by the nonprofit’s public and private partners.
Program cost data reported by the nonprofit. Partner and beneficiary costs reported by the nonprofit or estimated by Charity Navigator.
Cost Calculation
$1,210,000 program costs + $128,078 partner costs + $128,078 beneficiary costs = $1,466,155 total costs
We calculate impact, defined as the change in outcomes attributable to a program divided by the cost to achieve those outcomes.
Impact Calculation
$1,466,155 total costs / $1,910,964 additional income = roughly $1,600 increases income for a scholarship recipient by $2,100.
Benchmark for Rating
Impact & Results scores of postsecondary scholarship programs are based on income generated relative to cost. Programs receive an Impact & Results score of 100 if they increase income for a recipient by more than $1.50 for every $1 spent and a score of 80 if income increases by more than $0.85 for every $1 spent. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the benchmark for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 65.
Determination
Cost-effective
No 990 Program Data Found
All Within My Hands has earned a 100% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 ptsConstituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 pts
100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.
We serve students in career and technical education programs at schools across the US through our partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees, Other means
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, Other means
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
The people we serve, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?
Asking for feedback helps us track our impact but also brings our partners closer to the organization. Their input helps inform our decision-making process, while also giving them a voice, so we can better support the communities we serve.
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
We often shift the area of focus based on community needs, especially as it pertains to the Metallica Scholars Grant. A recent change we supported took place at the Community College of Baltimore County. They shifted the program based on employment opportunities. In 2020, with commercial vehicle driving job opportunities on the rise, we turned programming from Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician (CAMT) and Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician (CAMT) to Commercial Vehicle Operator A Class License (CDL).
Equity Practices - No Data Available - UnscoredEquity Practices - No Data Available - Unscored
This organization has not provided information regarding the Equity Practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
All Within My Hands has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditNot ApplicableMission - 10/10 ptsMission - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
All Within My Hands (AWMH) is dedicated to creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services.
Vision - 10/10 ptsVision - 10/10 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Having been founded and principally supported by the world-famous rock band Metallica, the primary goal of the Foundation is to give back to communities around the world that have supported the band for 40 years. In doing so, AWMH has taken a focused approach by addressing a core set of needs: workforce education, the fight against hunger, and disaster relief. Through strategic partnerships, we can support sustainability efforts in the communities we serve.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Goals - 20/20 ptsGoals - 20/20 pts
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Continue and expand our support of workforce education programs at the community college level, and increase the number of students served in career fields pertaining to the skilled trades.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Maximize our support of those facing food insecurity by partnering with top-rated national organizations, while encouraging volunteerism and engagement at a local level.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Goal Three: Use Metallica's reach to raise awareness among the band’s fans and others as to the needs we are addressing in the areas of workforce education, food insecurity, and disaster relief.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Leadership Development - 15/15 ptsLeadership Development - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
All Within My Hands is unique in that we strive to ensure that 100% of donations go directly to the organizations we support. Our investment in leadership opportunities through educational opportunities, or otherwise, are paid for by the board and not the Foundation.
Mobilizing for Mission - 15/15 ptsMobilizing for Mission - 15/15 pts
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
All Within My Hands works with other nonprofit, and private sector, organizations on volunteer days (pre-covid) to support local food banks in communities across the US. We present our work to support skilled labor at conferences, both virtual and in-person, such as the Workforce Development Institute presented by the American Association of Community Colleges. Given that All Within My Hands was created by the members and management of Metallica we are able to utilize social media very effectively to raise awareness around our mission and mobilize in support of our charitable partners.
Adaptability Story - 30/30 ptsAdaptability Story - 30/30 pts
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
All Within My Hands has been effective in adapting to tremendous external changes in the past year. Where we once spent our annual Day of Service encouraging Metallica fans to volunteer, in-person, at food banks across the US, we instead changed course to direct attention to online giving due to Covid. Turning what was once a single day dedicated to volunteerism, we were able to pivot and create a whole month of philanthropy in our Month of Giving. Doing so, we were able to not only expand our support for Feeding America but also include other nonprofits doing great work for the most vulnerable communities affected by the pandemic: Direct Relief, Crew Nation, and the USBG National Organization to name a few. The Foundation effectively created a Covid response program in 2020 that brought support to a variety of charitable organizations and a diverse subset of recipients. We created a unique fan experience around or Helping Hands Benefit Concert and Auction in 2020. By creating a live concert, streamed from Metallica's HQ, and inviting fans to join virtually via a custom "fan wall" the band was able to speak directly to specific people during the event. We invited students from our Metallica Scholars program to join the program.
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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