Alameda Council Inc Boy Scouts of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941201188
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Alameda, CA, USA
Phone
5105222772
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$82,310
Expenses
$981,809
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BENJAMIN REYES II (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD ANDERSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • TOBY ANDERSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PATRICK KENNEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SUZANNE MARTIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JERI MORGADO (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BENJAMIN REYES II (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD ANDERSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • TOBY ANDERSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Scouting is designed to meet the needs of young people between the ages of 8 and 21.

What it reported doing in 2020

Program expenses in 2020 included creating and supporting the following activities for cub scouts, boy scouts, venturers, and sea scouts: order of the arrow conclave, spring camporee, national jamboree contingent, cub scout day camp, national youth leadership training, independence day parade, webelos woods, popcorn sales, scouting for food, and order of the arrow ordeal. Program expenses also included direct support of unit scout programs through commissioner service, membership recruiting campaigns, adult leader training courses, monthly roundtables, and ongoing leader counseling -- and year-round support of youth member needs through council service center open five days a week for leader and parent support, marketing of scouting programs, and sales of supplies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 94% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.8%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,092.8%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.8% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $961K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2013 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.