Boys Republic

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
951647813
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Chino Hills, California, US
Phone
909.628.1217
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,833,111
Expenses
$28,352,474
Assets
$171,588,472
Liabilities
$6,969,654

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

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Doug LaBelle (President)
  • Timothy Kay (Vice President)
  • Gary Larson (Vice President)
  • Jeff Seymour (Vice President)
  • Chris Burns (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Chris Burns (Executive Director): $294,423 total reported compensation
  • Sterling Scott (Associate Director): $179,106 total reported compensation
  • Serafin Blau (Program Manager): $160,141 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Boys Republic is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian school and treatment community for troubled youngsters.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family Preservation - The goal of the Family Preservation program is re-integrating youth successfully back into their home and community. In addition to full time schooling, parenting classes, vocational and employment counseling and transportation, the program provides individual counseling to each student on at least a weekly basis, family counseling to each student's family on at least a monthly basis, and group counseling for all students on a daily basis. Interim Step-Down Housing and Supportive Services Program - providing residential housing and supportive services for adult males between the ages of 18 and 24 years of age.Nutrition Program - Boys Republic's nutrition program is part of the National school Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program which provides nutritionally balanced, free breakfast and lunch each school day to children in residential placement. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, 22,226 meals were served to 292 individuals.

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 94% 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. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.3%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $51.48 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • 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; 72nd 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; 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: 10.9%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.05; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 86.3% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $24.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $294K · 29 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $302K reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.