Promote and operate youth Athletic programs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$904K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$695K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$570K
FY2021$769K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$695K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$708K
FY2022$404K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$695K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.6M Management & general 4% · $60K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Soccer Dir.
$68,900Pt VII · Sec A
Baseball Dir
$1,710Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$1,650Pt VII · Sec A
Football Dir
$1,452Pt VII · Sec A
$750Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$750Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (t
$750Pt VII · Sec A
Governance D
$750Pt VII · Sec A

John Cater’s $69K as Soccer Dir. is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
John Cater$68,900$64,300$60,300$39,126
Scott Kadlec——$2,900$4,100
Eric Lavine$750$3,315——
Sabrina Berg Left Before Ye—$3,000——
Nicci Barilla$1,650$2,940——
Lisa Jones—$2,595$2,250—
Brendan Fitzpatrick——$2,400$2,400
Lance Highum——$2,250—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates youth athletic programs to promote sports participation.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide training, uniforms, pay for field use, pay for league fees, umpires, equipment, insurance and member costs to allow youth in the east ridge school attendance boundaries a safe and fun environment to enjoy various athletic activities. We have baseball, softball, basketball, football, track and field, volleyball, tennis and soccer.

$793Kprogram expense
02

Coaches stipends

$435Kprogram expense
03

Operate tournaments and clinics for area teams to compete in each sport. Also eraa teams partipate in tournaments at other associations.

$325Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$695K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$904K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$904K
Net assetsLn 32$695K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$747K$904K
Net assetsLn 32$541K$695K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$77K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$363K$363K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$1.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$101K$89K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.6M$60K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.6M$154K$695K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.4M$137K$541K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$40K$404K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$769K$242K$708K 990 PDF
FY2020 $483K$570K−$87K$465K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,766,882 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $32,441$38,163
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,407,051$1,633,127
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,573$41,607
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,159$53,985
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,504,224$1,766,882
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $19,164$19,112
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $76,900$76,712
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,271,463$1,517,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,367,527$1,613,140
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,697$153,742
Part VI · Governance 10 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,766,882 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $49,712 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,163
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,163
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,633,127$1,633,127
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,607$41,607
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,273$4,273
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,633,127 · Excluded from tax $95,592$1,766,882
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,613,140 across 8 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $19,112$19,112
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,712$76,712
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,092$21,092
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $362,928$362,928
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,199$10,199
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,514$16,514
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,005,525$1,005,525
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $88,690 · Management $12,368$101,058
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,552,967 · Management $60,173 · Fundraising $0$1,613,140
Part X · Balance sheet $1,598,735 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,642$105,730
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,031,302$1,213,903
X-4 Accounts receivable$12,961
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $241,474$266,141
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,287,418$1,598,735
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,230$142,697
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $697,410$761,518
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $746,640$904,215
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $540,778$694,520
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $540,778$694,520
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,287,418$1,598,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $694,520 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,766,882
XI-2 Total expenses$1,613,140
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$153,742
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$540,778
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$694,520

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