Ace in the Hole Found
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 320242966
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Westhampton Beach, NY, USA
- Phone
- 5167826066
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $3,390
- Expenses
- $12,763
- Assets
- $31,300
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- GREGORY LICALZI JR (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- GREGORY LICALZI JR (PRESIDENT)
- KIMBERLY LICALZI (TREASURER)
- LUKE LICALZI (BOARD MEMBER)
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
Entity organized to raise funds & sponsor charitable events as well as participate in events organized by other charities in order to provide support and assistance to any & all needy or deserving armed services personnel &/or the children & families of active, retired or deceased armed services personnel in the spirit of deceased us marine corps first lieutenant michael lucian licalzi.
What it reported doing in 2025
In the spirit of deceased us marine corps 1st lieutenanct michael lucian licalzi, the organization is engaged in raising funds and sponsoring/participating in charitable events to support various charitable causes. In addition, the organization may provide financial assistance to any needy or deserving armed services personnel and/or the children and families of active, retired or deceased armed services personnel.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -276.5%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.45; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -8.9% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -10.8% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
- 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.