Devil Pups Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954173709
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Oceanside, CA, USA
Phone
7605335411
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,565
Expenses
$52,920
Assets
$2,342,154
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TRACE DENEKE (PRESIDENT)
  • PIERRE BISCAICHIPY (CFO / VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KEITH BUSHEY (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT)
  • GEORGE ELLIS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DON OLIPHANT (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PATRICK BRENT (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • TRACE DENEKE (PRESIDENT): $24,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Devil pups foundation raises and invests funds in support of devil pups, inc. Devil pups, inc. Provides a youth camp where boys and girls complete a ten day leadership and confidence building program.

What it reported doing in 2025

Devil pups foundation raises charitable contributions, grants, bequests, donations, and memorials by providing fund raising services and events. The funds are transferred to devil pups, inc., a tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3).the purpose of devil pups foundation is to support and improve the charitable services provided by devil pups, inc. Devil pups, inc. Is a youth camp where approximately 271 boys and girls complete a ten day leadership and confidence building program. All funds to pay the expenses of devil pups, inc. Are intended to be provided by devil pups foundation. All direct support and program expenses for devil pups youth camp are reported on form 990 for devil pups, inc. (EIN#95-6067317).

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.8%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: 40.2%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 44.26; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $53K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $24K · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.