703 Warriors

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934761605
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Arlington, VA, USA
Phone
7608892461
Rating
47
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$87,719
Expenses
$33,554
Assets
$48,652
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANEES MERZI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ISHAAN BHALLA (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DANIA MERZI (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GARRETT GEHRER (OPERATIONS DIRECTOR)
  • ANEES MERZI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • FAEZEH RAEI (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide underserved youth with free access to holistic development programs that combine competitive soccer training with essential life skills education. The organization aims to break down systemic barriers by fostering leadership, resilience, and teamwork among children, empowering them to succeed both on and off the field while building stronger, more inclusive communities. Through our four core programs, we create opportunities for personal growth, mentorship, and community engagement, all at no cost to participants.

What it reported doing in 2025

Alongside competitive success, 703 warriors delivered six large-scale youth development days in partnership with organizations such as girls on the run and the travis manion foundation. The program mobilized 3,000+ volunteer hours and operated without paid coaching staff or premium facilities, demonstrating that high-quality outcomes are possible through community partnership, disciplined execution, and a low-overhead model designed for sustainability and equity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 61.7%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 98.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 104.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.