Amateur Baseball Development Group Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770567099
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Moorpark, CA, USA
Phone
8057957814
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Baseball, Softball

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$176,973
Expenses
$248,817
Assets
$185,572
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Randolph Riley (President)

People named in this filing

  • Randolph Riley (President)
  • Douglas Buchanan (Treasurer)
  • John Duffy (Director)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Amateur Baseball Development Group, Inc. promotes amateur youth baseball throughout Southern California and, supports player development, sportsmanship and individual leadership skills. It supports High School baseball programs & organizes leagues & teams for players ages 14-23.

What it reported doing in 2024

Amateur Baseball Development Group, Inc. sponsors baseball leagues, including the Spring League (for high school students ages 15-19 not playing on a school team) and the Conejo Oaks Collegiate Team (collegiate summer team competing in the California Collegiate League).Amateur Baseball Development Group, Inc. sponsors the Southwest Future All-Star Series, an event to showcase high school players, which is held in Southern California. Amateur Baseball Development Group, Inc. also sponsors the Ventura County All-Star Game, honoring graduating seniors, which is held at the Conejo Creek Ballpark in Thousand Oaks, California.Amateur Baseball Development Group, Inc. has sponsored teams that include the Summer JV League (for 14-16 year old high school players in the summer), the Summer Varsity League (for 15-18 year old varsity high school players in the summer), the Summer Big League (for players ages 16-18 in the summer) and, the Winter Varsity and JV League (for high school players to play in a competitive winter league), the Conejo Oaks 15U Championship Team (Arizona Championships with opportunity for the USA Baseball Youth National Team) and 17U Championship Team (Arizona Championships with opportunity for USA Baseball 17U National Team Development Program) and, the Conejo Oaks Connie Mack Team (high school Juniors and Seniors desiring to play at the collegiate level).

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 66% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -40.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $231K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 17 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.