Pacific Skyline Council Boy Scouts of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941156483
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Foster City, CA, USA
Phone
6503415633
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,473,401
Expenses
$3,275,414
Assets
$11,991,754
Liabilities
$408,114

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

Leadership & pay

34 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WILLIAM LONG (COUNCIL PRESIDENT)
  • CLINT TAKESHITA (EXEC. VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES POOLEY (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • KEN SILER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JUDD STIFF (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANTHONY VILLANUEVA (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRIAN CURTIS (SCOUT EXECUTIVE (THRU 9/24)): $267,297 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 mission of the boy scouts of america is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and law.

What it reported doing in 2024

Pacific skyline council, boy scouts of america, (the "council") promotes character and leadership services to the community in young men and women through its many scouting activities and programs such as tiger cubs and cub scouts, scouts bsa, varsity scouting, and the venturing. The council operates with the territory covered by the charter from the national council of boy scouts of america and in accordance with the congressional program. The council operates in san mateo county and northern santa clara county and serves youth from daly city, south francisco, and brisbane in the north mountain view, los altos, and los altos in the south, and from the bay to the ocean on the peninsula in the san francisco bay area of California. The council operates three camping facilities including boulder creek scout reservation and cutter scout reservation in the prime coastal redwoods of the santa cruz mountains in the high sierra. The council operates camp oljato each summer on the shores of the huntington lake. Annually, over 4,500 young people participate in cub scouting, scouts bsa, co-ed venturing, and co-ed exploring programs in the council. They are guided and inspired by 1,902 volunteers.

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 98% 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

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: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 5.7%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.66; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.2%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 33 of 33 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $267K · 34 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $513K reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.