Air Force Football Players Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873854189
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Soccer

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,865
Expenses
$6,706
Assets
$24,360

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • RICHARD RICKETTS (CHAIRMAN)
  • ZACH PAYNE (DIR OF COMMU)
  • JOHN FALGOUT (TITLE HERITA)

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

Bolt brotherhood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of usafa football, strengthening the alumni network, and supporting former players and their families.

What it reported doing in 2024

2024 accomplishments: - hosted three major events: organized three gatherings to foster camaraderie among usafa football alumni, celebrate the history of the program, and provide networking opportunities. - fundraising for the usafa football program: raised funds to support the development of a heritage hall, ensuring that the rich history, traditions, and achievements of usafa football are preserved for future generations. - collaborated with the air force academy athletic fund: partnered on six additional events to expand alumni engagement, strengthen the connection between former players and the football program, and enhance the broader usafa football community. - established a memorial and family support program: launched a new initiative to honor former usafa football players who have passed away and provide support to their families. This included hosting these families at usafa football games, ensuring they remain connected to the academy's community and that their loved ones' legacies are recognized and celebrated. Through these efforts, bolt brotherhood has expanded its impact, strengthened alumni connections, and reinforced its commitment to serving the usafa football community. 2025 goals: building on our success in 2024, bolt brotherhood is setting ambitious goals for 2025 to further its mission and increase its impact: - expand outreach to 25% more members: utilize enhanced communication channels, including text messaging and digital engagement tools, to connect with more former players and ensure they remain actively involved in the bolt brotherhood community. - double fundraising efforts: increase fundraising by 100% to provide greater financial support for usafa football programs, including player development, alumni engagement, and historical preservation. - strengthen governance with additional board members: actively recruit two additional board members to broaden leadership perspectives, improve operational oversight, and ensure long-term sustainability. These initiatives will allow bolt brotherhood to better serve the usafa football alumni community, enhance historical preservation efforts, and strengthen engagement for years to come.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 71.9%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.63; rating input score 78; 78th 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: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.