Big Apple Softball League Inc

Overview

Mission

Provide a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community to play softball and engage with the New York metropolitan area community

What it reported doing in 2023

The largest expenses are for the field permits and the Umpires for the softball games which are played at various public parks in the New York metropolitan area. The league pays umpires to officiate the games.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 64% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133872317
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Baseball, Softball

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Available reserves provide a limited financial cushion and the available information about grant readiness automatic revocation leaves an important question unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: NotEnoughData
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.1%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.9%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.71; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 30.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 39.3% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 59.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.1% of revenue deployed · 84.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 7 filed program accomplishments · $81K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2021 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.