Asheville High School Cougar Booster Club
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 562231520
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
- Location
- Asheville, NC, USA
- Phone
- 8283502500
- Rating
- 44
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $70,737
- Expenses
- $7,284
- Assets
- $275,791
- Liabilities
- $126,666
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- TRACY DEW (CO-PRESIDENT)
- AMANDA ARMSTRONG (CO-PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- TRACY DEW (CO-PRESIDENT)
- AMANDA ARMSTRONG (CO-PRESIDENT)
- AMY WIESNER (SECRETARY)
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
An organization of parents, staff and alumni linked by a common desire to support the student athletes of our public high school, our primary purpose is to aid and encourage the development of the athletic programs, promote school spirit and encourage athletic participation, and to ensure that athlctic participation remains free of charge for all students, so that no child has to pay to play
What it reported doing in 2024
Through the volunteer efforts of parents, staff and alumni in selling banner sponsorships, spirit wear, and concessions at athletic events, over 300 athletes were able to play sports with no fees charged to them or their families. The cougar booster club donates funds directly to the school athletic department to purchase team equipment, uniforms and other team related expenses. Funds are spread evenly between all sports, ensuring that every child has the opportunity for athletic achievement and participation. As an organization of parents and alumni linked by a common desire to support student athletes of our public high school, our primary purpose is to aid and encourage the development of the athletic programs, promote school spirit and encourage athletic participation, and to ensure that the athletic participation remains free of charge for all students, so that no child has to pay to play.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 65% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 71% for direct work, and 29% for grants.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 8
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 83
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 1.8%; rating input score 2
- Program expense ratio: 17.1%; rating input score 17
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 89.7%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 37.86; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -18.4% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 31% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 1.8% of revenue deployed · 17.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 2/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 17/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.