Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
951775142
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Hollywood, CA, USA
Phone
3234672007
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Boys Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,206,846
Expenses
$1,537,166
Assets
$14,500,931
Liabilities
$127,009

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAFIQ AKHIR (PRESIDENT (THROUGH JULY 2025))
  • ANTHONY J MORRIS (PRESIDENT (EFFECTIVE JULY 2025))
  • MELBA CULPEPPER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELBA CULPEPPER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $249,127 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Boys and girls club of hollywood provides educational programs in diverse subjects that are focused on providing structured learning to the children of our community.

What it reported doing in 2025

The boys and girls club of hollywood contributes to the future of the community by building the leaders of tomorrow and preparing students for the workforce. Academic success is the cornerstone of the club's programs and services. The club provides its students a safe place to enjoy learning opportunities, promoting excellence in the areas of technology, math, science, fine arts and leadership. The club ensures that its students advance to the next grade level on time, are prepared to graduate high school and have a plan for their future.<continued on schedule o>during the year ended december 31, 2025, the following positive outcomes were achieved:-education and digital equity-the club enhances the lives of 900 students in 2025 through educational and literacy programs and community outreach activities and impacted 1,100 family members.-food insecurity-the club served 21,000 lunches/snacks onsite to students from the California sunrise foundation throughout the year providing youth with good nutrition to assist with sustaining and improving their health.-support for working families-the club provided free programs and services to all students. Working parents were able to have access to programs and services at no charge as we continue to adhere to our core mission of serving those who need us most.- scholarships - the club provided $10,000 in scholarships and student loan debt relief for its college sutdents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th 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; 78th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -27.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.43; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $249K · 18 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 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: 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.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.