Always in the Club Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 854015614
IRS 990 coverage: 2023–2024
Forms available: Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone: 4078048737
Rating: 77
Verdict: SUPPORTED
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Reported finances

Revenue: $138,397
Expenses: $130,490
Assets: $15,699
Liabilities: $595

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

Chasen Hampton (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

Chasen Hampton (CEO): $2,446 total reported compensation
Anthony Lucca (Board Director): $2,250 total reported compensation
Jonathan Smith (Treasurer): $800 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Guided by all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals we work to address global challenges related to education hunger mental health poverty inequality and climate change. Our primary focuses are youth mentoring and arts education and supporting entrepreneurs committed to empowering their communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our MMC89 programs create positive community impact through multiple service initiatives: 1 Coaching & Mentoring Program supporting young creatives who want to learn grow and thrive through one-on-one guidance and group workshops; 2 Business Management Services supporting entrepreneurs nonprofits and socially conscious initiatives with operational guidance and resources; 3 Day of Service where we volunteer in communities such as at an event that raised 7,000 for AIDS Resource Foundation for Children; 4 Veterans Mental Health Campaign raising awareness and providing resources to support veterans mental health and wellness; 5 Supporting victims of domestic abuse and 6 Hall of Fame recognizing leaders in the community and providing grants for initiatives and 7 Disney Cast Member Support Program providing resources and assistance to Disney cast members facing financial or personal challenges.

Operating model

Revenue model: Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model: Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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.

Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 82
Transparency & Controls: 92
Accountability: 67
Sustainability: 35
Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 82.5%; rating input score 82
Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87
Fundraising efficiency: $36.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: Limited
Foreign activity oversight: Limited
Grant itemization coverage: Limited
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

Operating margin: 5.7%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 4.3%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: -41.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -44.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 56.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 82.5% of revenue deployed · 87.4% of spending went to programs
Governance: 6 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $114K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $2K · 9 people listed
Consistency: 42 of 42 current checks pass
Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
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.

Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.