Bbexp Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
932740997
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Encintas, CA, USA
Phone
7605007576
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$761,907
Expenses
$645,893
Assets
$116,014
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL MCGILL (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL MCGILL (CEO)
  • STACY PERALTA (CFO)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Raise money for charities through selling signed (by the Bones Brigade) limited edition collectible skateboarddecks and organizing two one-day nostalgia related events relating to the legendary original 1980s "BonesBrigade" skateboard team. Revenue is donated to the following skateboard related charities, including but notlimited to: The Skatepark Project (skate.org)Grind For Life (grindforlife.org)Skateistan (skateistan.org)

What it reported doing in 2023

The organization over many months planned the following three activities for 2023. There are no more 2023activities scheduled for that year.Activity1Sale of signed limited edition skateboard decks.Signed by 8-public figures that are famous originators of skateboarding called, "The Bones Brigade", includingMike McGill and Tony Hawk. The Bones Brigade have had various films, documentaries, and books made of theirlives since the 1980's; hence there is a strong nostalgic demand for fans to meet and greet these legends and alsopay for signed memorabilia.a. Purpose is to sell these skateboard decks online with gross receipts being much larger than cost, with thedifference being primarily the demand for the Bones Brigade signatures in addition to a one-off designedskateboard deck. Each Bones Brigade member donated their time to sign each one of the 600 skateboard decks.This revenue generated will be a significant driver of revenue we can distribute to our chosen skateboard relatedcharities. Having tax exempt status can enable the organization to distribute more revenue to our chosen charities: b. Online through our webstore at www.bbexp.org starting Sept 19. 2023. All 600 skateboards sold out withinfive-weeks.c. All skateboard deck sales are on-line only and sales are processed by our volunteers over a two-month period.As there are many fans willing to help us, the Bones Brigade, we have managed to ensure our non-profit has nopaid employees. Many have donated their time.Activity2THE BONES BRIGADE EXPERIENCE DAY1a: Live VIP day and evening event for 80 VIP guests (ticket purchasers) to meet and greet the Original BonesBrigade members consisting of: live skateboard demonstration, VIP dinner, panel discussion and VIP Q&A, livemusic and photograph with all the Bones Brigade team. The price of ticket also includes various merchandise wecreated for the event and one signed limited edition skateboard deck. This revenue generated from selling 80 VIPtickets is greater than cost and is a significant driver of revenue we will then distribute to our chosen skateboardrelated charities.b and c: Nov 18, 2023. From Noon to 11PM at the Hilton DoubleTree FERA hotel, Anaheim CA and at VANS theBlock, Anaheim CA private skatepark. Many volunteers assisted in this event. We will have approx 130 people atthis event.Activity3THE BONES BRIGADE EXPERIENCE DAY 2a: various live activities on this day to a larger (300) paid audience. All revenue raised goes towards ourorganization. Activities included: Bones Brigade fan Q&A session, signatures and photo opportunity meet andgreet session to each guest, live music (x2), art show and installation.b and c: Nov 19, 2023. From 10:30 to 6:30PM at VANS the Block, Anaheim CA private skatepark. Many volunteersassisted in this event - except for outside security, no paid staff for this event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 77% for direct work, and 23% for grants.

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.8%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.2%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $646K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.