Boy Scouts of America 55 Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941156254
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2009
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
4086388300
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,420,537
Expenses
$7,602,774
Assets
$45,756,594
Liabilities
$3,416,543

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

Leadership & pay

62 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PETER LEMON (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)
  • STEPHEN HENKENMEIER (COUNCIL PRESIDENT)
  • CHRIS MCGUGAN (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ERIC TARBOX (SCOUT EXECUTIVE/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIC TARBOX (SCOUT EXECUTIVE/CEO): $316,073 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL WILSON (DEPUTY SCOUT EXECUTIVE): $221,750 total reported compensation
  • MARK MCHADDON (DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY): $204,502 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

It is the mission of the silicon valley monterey bay council, scouting america to prepare young people to make ethical choices by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and scout law.

What it reported doing in 2025

Scouting activity has existed in santa clara county as early as 1915 when troop 2 in los gatos was first chartered by the national council. More than 100 years later, scouting continues to grow with our great valley. The silicon valley monterey bay council currently serves 10,000 youth across the counties of monterey, san benito, santa clara and santa cruz and has two camping facilities. We are council #055 in the national service territory 3 of the boy scouts of america.

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 95% 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

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: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.66 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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: -18.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.02; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.4%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 78.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 51 of 51 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $316K · 62 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $986K reported
  • Consistency: 42 of 42 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.