Growth Opportunities Through Athletics Learning and Service - Goals

What it reported doing in 2024

Goals operates over 20 enrichment after school and summer programs for youth ages 6 to 19 years of age. All programs are offered free of charge in specifically targeted disadvantaged communities. The programs operate under three fundamental themes of youth development in athletics, learning enrichment and community service to help others.during the current fiscal year goals received approximately $359,040 in donated services and $857,000 in donated use of facilities from local cities, school districts and businesses in support of programs. A brief synopsis of major goals programs operative during fy 9/30/2025goals for valadez: placentia yorba linda school district. This program operates monday-friday throughout the school year (late august through the following mid-june). Goals provides a blend of all free services featuring daily organized sports programs, homework help to assure all school requirements are met, and weekly field trips for general enrichment. Program youth participation averaged in the 90-120 range and this met state and local expectations for solid "ases" involvement figures for the full program year. Total (duplicate counts) youth served = 18,000. Goals for oak view: also continued to thrive as an afterschool enrichment program under contract with ocean view school district in huntington beach. This goals elementary school program features free daily on-site activities featuring athletics, homework help and various other support programs. Much like the goals for valadez program. This continues to be a major monday to friday afterschool enrichment program at the oak view elementary school in huntington beach. This program has been operated for 12 years in partnership and under contract with the ocean view school district. Daily participation averaged close to 80 underserved youth over the 180-day program period (totaling some 14,480 student totals/duplicate counts). Goals for abc (a better community): the goals abc initiative and facilities continued at full capacity this year and featured both indoor and outdoor activities within the goals clubhouse (restored by goals in 2018). Goals provided free "walk-in" after school services for an average of 100 youngsters each week. In addition, goals hosted two major community "clothes drives and distributed an estimated $150,000 worth of donated quality clothing to needy families. Multiple field trips to area parks and other main goals facilities in central anaheim (with free bus transit) were also arranged. During the summer of 2025 goals also operated extended summer hours so that community youth would have a safe harbor for reading, play, and socializing. Multiple other goals locations: which continue to feature afterschool activity programs at rio vista, ruby drive, melrose and tynes elementary schools in the placentia yorba linda school district. During the school year, goals provided a 32 week "learn to play hockey" program for 125 children (all free of course). This included a classroom curriculum, on-site school skill training sessions weekly, and off-site travel to goals rink sites for hockey training, scrimmages, skating and ice hockey games. All services were provided free of charge. Goals revived our "everybody counts": in-person support for our differently abled neighbors. Typically, this wonderful partnership with the nearby not for profit "my day counts" program focuses on enrichment and training opportunities for those with "different abilities" (once referred to erroneously as disabilities!). Goals has operated therapeutic recreation programs, art programs and gardening programs while integrating some service opportunities for staff, americorps volunteers, program interns, and youth participants in our goals cadets program. Some 150 participants are typically involved annually. Goals cadets & the summer of service: typically, goals operates a major regional service program throughout the summer months which includes goals participants from junior hig

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 72.1%; rating input score 72
• Program expense ratio: 56.1%; rating input score 56
• Fundraising efficiency: $39.66 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

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: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -28.5%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.66; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -22.2% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -18.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -5.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings