Climb Hire Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833791155
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone
9704064275
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Employment N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,489,955
Expenses
$7,542,450
Assets
$2,027,046
Liabilities
$216,045

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SORBRIQUE GRANT (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SORBRIQUE GRANT (CEO): $278,886 total reported compensation
  • MICHELLE BOORNAZIAN (VP GROWTH): $172,446 total reported compensation
  • KRISTEN WALKER (DIRECTOR OF GOV AF): $144,134 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Climb hire's mission is to prepare determined adults for jobs in high growth industries by teaching them in-demand skills as well as critical soft skills including relationship building and networking.

What it reported doing in 2025

CLIMB HIRE'S MISSION IS TO GIVE DETERMINED ADULTS THE UPPER HAND IN THEIR CAREERS, EVEN WHEN LIFE DIDN'T GIVEN THEM A HEAD START. CLIMB HIRE PREPARES CLIMBERS FOR JOBS IN HIGH GROWTH INDUSTRIES BY TEACHING THEM IN-DEMAND TECHNICAL SKILLS ALONGSIDE EVERGREEN PEOPLE SKILLS LIKE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND NETWORKING. CLIMB HIRE HAS HELPED HUNDREDS OF CLIMBERS BUILD THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, LAND HIGHER PAYING JOBS AND ACHIEVE LONG LASTING CAREER SUCCESS. In 2023, a decision was made to fund a new sister organization called Climb Together which would operate independently from Climb Hire. In May 2024, Climb Hires Board approved a $4,000,000 grant to Climb Together and in March 2025, after an accounting of revenue and expenses, a grant of $3,768,149 was made to Climb Together which was recognized as Grants to Others in the accompanying financial statements.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 44% for direct work, and 56% for grants.

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: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • 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: 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: -406.2%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.4%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $279K · 11 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $278K reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.