A Running Passion

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820868883
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Biddeford, ME, USA
Phone
2072952527
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$90,766
Expenses
$78,168
Assets
$71,873

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Chris Frentzen (President)
  • ASHLEY POTVIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • Chris Frentzen (President)
  • Pat Fulford (Board member)
  • Maureen Fulford (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

A Running Passion carries on the legacy of coach Will Fulford by enhancing the lives of young people involved in the sports of cross country and track and field through education, guidance, coaching, programming, and removing financial barriers associated with participation in those sports.

What it reported doing in 2024

With another successful year of the RunDisney event and the continued partnership with The Old Port and Maine Coast races, alongside longstanding fundraisers including Irish Eyes are Miling, and Will to Run, we brought in $151,956.35. Distributed nearly 300 pairs of shoes to area middle-school and high-school students through our shoe saving program. Distributed more than 350 pairs of shoes to local community groups including homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and community closets through our shoe saving program. We outfitted 174 kids grades K-8 through our annual Cross Country Shoe Jamboree event. Outfitted 81 high-school student athletes with brand new training shoes and event-specific shoes. We also started up a youth track and field program that had 40 kids in this year. The program is low-barrier and as affordable as possible. We supported the traveling costs for one coach to attend a coaching conference and for one coach to travel to track and field nationals with his students. Awarded $13,250 in college scholarships to ten different graduating seniors throughout Maine. Working with Marathon Sports (formerly Fleet Feet) to re-establish them as a source of discounted shoes. We need a meeting with their new CEO in order to secure this which we're actively pursuing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 79% for direct work, and 21% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 79%; rating input score 79

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.9%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 58.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68% of revenue deployed · 79% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.