Amateur Hockey Association of Missouri

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431423710
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3143246340
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,104,985
Expenses
$2,024,557
Assets
$1,480,344
Liabilities
$698,898

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LLOYD NEY (PRESIDENT/MO STATE BOARD REP)
  • DOUG CROGHAN (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • MATT HEFFINGTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEFF BROWN (DIRECTOR): $58,571 total reported compensation
  • ERIC ORMSON (DIRECTOR): $9,743 total reported compensation
  • ALEX BROOKS (DIRECTOR): $2,114 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

See schedule oto promote competitive amateur hockey in the greater st. Louis area by creating a consistent development experience to help our players achieve their personal goals and aspirations as hockey players and young adults. Established in 1986, the st. Louis aaa blues is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and one of the premier tier 1 aaa youth hockey organizations in the united states.

What it reported doing in 2024

The only program in Missouri to offer a full complement of tier 1 aaa hockey teams for both boys and girls at all age groups. Our 9 boys teams start at 12u to 18u and our 4 girls teams start at 12u to 19u.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 41
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.6%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 75.5%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 60%; rating input score 60; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.8%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.47; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.6% of revenue deployed · 75.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 10 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $59K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.