Barrio Logan College Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 330771222
IRS 990 coverage: 2012–2024
Forms available: Form 990 2024
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: 6192554652
Rating: 77
Verdict: SUPPORTED
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue: $2,252,127
Expenses: $2,428,889
Assets: $3,033,228
Liabilities: $764,526

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

SARA BOQUIN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

SARA BOQUIN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $166,396 total reported compensation
ERIN MISERLIS (CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER): $128,423 total reported compensation
CRISTINA AGUIRRE (CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER): $118,401 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Blci breaks the cycle of poverty by preparing disadvantaged students to be among the first in their families to attend and succeed in college. Blci ensures that 100% of its students enroll in college and supports them throughout their studies.

What it reported doing in 2024

Blci provides children from underserved communities the information and opportunities needed to enroll in college and help them be successful while there. The goal is to change the question of whether these children will go to college to where will they go to college. Blci provides coaching from adults who know what it is like to be the first in their families to go to college, provides college prep through after school programs that begin in 3rd grade, and requires 30 hours per year of parent participation to ensure family commitment to advance their children's educational aspirations. Blci offers individualized, culturally relevant service to each family. To date, 100% of blci students enroll in college.

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model: Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 65
Transparency & Controls: 83
Accountability: 100
Sustainability: 27
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 73.4%; rating input score 73
Program expense ratio: 67.9%; rating input score 68
Fundraising efficiency: $4.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
Foreign activity oversight: Limited
Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

Operating margin: -7.8%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.25; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 17%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 73.4% of revenue deployed · 67.9% of spending went to programs
Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $166K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
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.

High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 16/100.
High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.