Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove

Legal name: Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
956112702
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Garden Grove, CA, United States
Phone
(714) 530-0430
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,283,417
Expenses
$26,296,130
Assets
$14,309,385
Liabilities
$3,846,124

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK SURMANIAN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARK SURMANIAN (CEO): $246,415 total reported compensation
  • JENNA CEBALLOS (COO): $179,699 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTINA SEPULVEDA (VP OF COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAMS): $158,672 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Students enrolled in our ASES/21st CCLC/ASSETS programs attend the after-school program immediately upon school dismissal until 6:00 p.m. ASES programs provide academic assistance, distance learning support, an opportunity for students to participate in physical activities, high-quality enrichment programs and activities, and a daily snack. Enrollment at many of our ASES programs is limited. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact the site supervisor at your respective school or contact our office at (714) 530-0430. Monroe Elementary is a fee-based dual immersion program, which fosters bilingualism, bi literacy, enhanced awareness of linguistic, and cultural diversity, and high le.

What it reported doing in 2024

Boys & girls clubs of garden grove, inc. (bgcgg) offer high quality, impactful before and after school programming on a large majority of school campuses across garden grove unified school district (ggusd). Students in grades tk-12th attending one of the qualified schools are eligible to attend the after-school program on their respective campus. These school-based programs are offered free of charge in partnership with ggusd and are funded by after school education safety (ases), 21st century community learning centers (21st cclc), after school safety and enrichment for teens (assets) programs, and extended learning opportunity programs (elop). Students enrolled in our ases/21st cclc/assets programs attend the afterschool program immediately upon school dismissal until as late as 6:00 p.m. These school-based programs provide academic assistance, distance learning support, an opportunity for students to participate in physical activities, high-quality enrichment programs and activities, and a daily snack.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 95% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.1%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 81.8%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $289.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: -0%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 82.1% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $21.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $246K · 19 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $107K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.