Demeo Teen Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911859251
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Phone
7072842467
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,054,775
Expenses
$1,189,995
Assets
$4,007,341
Liabilities
$81,038

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA STEWART (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • NICK CLAY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • NICOLE JAFFEE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELISSA STEWART (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $120,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The chops teen club mission is to provide a safe fun and productive place where teens engage connect and discover their true potential. The program areas include an art studio recording studio computer tech lounge college and career hub gymnasium with climbing wall, cafe and barista. Station stage and dance floor and a commercially graded kitchen.

What it reported doing in 2024

Chops Teen Club has been open and serving teens since October 2001. Chops is a prevention based organization that is open opposite of school hours to give teens enriching experiences and opportunities when they hare not in school. Our state of the art 21,000 square foot facility houses a gymnasium climbing wall tech lounge art studio sound studio cafe nightclub teaching kitchen college and career hub and multi-use space designed with the interests of teens in mind. Chops returned to supporting the teens of Sonoma County by fully opening all areas of the facility for in person activities in 2022. Membership is open to teens in grades 7-12. We are an after school and Saturday drop-in program for teens that focuses on respect for self and others and on developing a sense of belonging. Chops provides a safe place for teens to connect with friends and be mentored by staff as well as participate in activities such as basketball volleyball art sewing billiards ping pong the tech lounge homework support music board games and more. These programs are provided on an interest and free-choice basis allowing teens to either participate in the daily activities planned by staff or develop their own activity. Mentorship is the foundation of the critical work that happens with teens at Chops Teen Club. Our staff mentors engage youth to understand all aspects of their lives and interest. They value young peoples idea and honor their changing feelings and moods. Through mentoring and modeling of positive behaviors teens are engaged and inspired to reach a higher standard of excellence on a daily basis. Throughout all of our programs our goal is to help our teen members see all the possibilities available to them so that they may achieve future success programs are developed to acknowledge teen member strengths talents and gifts and find opportunities to us them. Additionally our programs teach transferable life skills that help teens transition successfully to adulthood.

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 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 39
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.2%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 38.4%; rating input score 38
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90%; rating input score 90; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.8%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.37; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.2% of revenue deployed · 38.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 10 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $456K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $120K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 44 of 45 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.