Giving Children Hope

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953464287
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Buena Park, CA, USA
Phone
7145234454
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,509,254
Expenses
$13,464,056
Assets
$11,319,299
Liabilities
$2,543,662

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • VICTOR PERRIN (PRESIDENT)
  • PETER BOWEN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • PETER BOWEN (CEO): $176,301 total reported compensation
  • MARIUS MARZA (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS): $94,916 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We help children and families in southern California who are housing unstable and looking to build a community to sustain support in areas of food, essentials, and a pathway out of poverty.

What it reported doing in 2024

Wgyb: the we've got your back (wgyb) program partners with local orange and los angeles county schools to identify children in crisis, brings them to stability by meeting their nutritional needs and builds their parent's capacity to empower them to create strong futures for their family. School staff members refer the students most in need within their schools to wgyb where they begin receiving a backpack full of food that will last a family of four for at least three days. Parents who sign up for the program are encouraged to participate in classes or volunteer at their school site. This program strategy helps to build skills for parents in areas such as financial management, nutrition, and parenting, while also increasing their engagement, a key factor in improving academic success for low-income students. Each week, wgyb partners with more than 60 schools to serve over 4,000 individuals with needed food.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 91% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.8%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $48.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 75; 75th 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: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 35th 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: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.8% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $12.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $176K · 17 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 67 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 65 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.