Beach Cities Sharks

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010635952
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Phone
3109186850
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Football

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$183,283
Expenses
$207,418
Assets
$52,183
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Nikki Vasquez (President)

People named in this filing

  • Nikki Vasquez (President)
  • Billy Campbell (Athletic Director)
  • Jennifer Atenza (Cheer Director)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide youth football and cheer to local community youth providing uniforms, equipment, trainings, and competitions. We are a tier one region and provide opportunities for kids that may not be able to pay the fees.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Beach Cities Sharks Pop Warner Cheerleading Program is a community-based organization dedicated to providing affordable and accessible opportunities for local youth to grow through the sport of cheerleading. Rooted in teamwork, spirit, and service, the program welcomes families from across the South Bay and beyondoffering a supportive environment where athletes can thrive both on and off the mat. Over the past several years, the Sharks have earned numerous local, regional, and national championship titles, showcasing not only their talent but also the power of community investment in youth development. With a focus on inclusivity, character-building, and excellence, the Beach Cities Sharks continue to inspire the next generation of confident, committed leaders.

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 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.9%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 86.6%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $803.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.2%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 41.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 50% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.9% of revenue deployed · 86.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 75 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $180K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.