Birmingham Host Committee 2025 World Pol

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863002069
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Birmingham, AL, USA
Phone
2052972230
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,841,832
Expenses
$2,290,177
Assets
$392,691
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DJ MACKOVETS (CEO- NONVOTING)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN OROS JR (DIRECTOR)
  • DANNY MARKSTEIN (DIRECTOR)
  • STEVE AMMONS (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

The birmingham host committee 2025 world police & fire games (bhm2025) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation established to organize, manage and operate all activities related to the 2025 world police & fire games. Our primary objective is to honor and celebrate our community heroes & public safety officers from around the world by delivering an amazing athlete experience and fully engaging the community to produce the best games possible while showcasing birmingham, Alabama.

What it reported doing in 2024

To organize and conduct the 2025 world police fire and rescue games held in birmingham, Alabama. Other than preparation, there were no programs performed during 2024.the world police and fire games is an olympic style international sports competition that is held biannually in partnership with the world police and fire games federation. Participating athletes are first responders from around the world, including retired and active police officers, firefighters and other law enforcement agency officers associated with corrections, probation, border protection, immigration, and customs. Over 10,000 first responder athletes from more than 70 countries will compete in the 2025 world police and fire games in birmingham, Alabama. The 2025 world police and fire games will feature more than 60 sporting events, including: (i) olympic sports, such as tennis, swimming, volleyball, cycling, and track and field; (ii) world games sports, such as bodybuilding, orienteering, tug of war, bowling, and billiards; and (iii) other events specific to first responders.the corporation, in conjunction with the world police and fire games federation, will promulgate rules for each of the events and competitions that will take place during the 2025 world police and fire games. The corporation will authorize the registered and qualified athletes and teams to participate in the competition. Planning and managing the 2025 world police and fire games, from the opening ceremony to the closing ceremony, is the responsibility of the corporation, including the provision of sporting equipment and event facilities and the organization of the interathlete/team contests. Hosting the 2025 world police and fire games will promote athleticism, sport, sportsmanship, camaraderie and international cooperation between the participating first responders and their respective departments and countries. Admission for spectators will be free to further promote and advertise sport and competition within the local community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 84% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 most voting board members are independent. 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: 36
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.4%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 34.9%; rating input score 35
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: -24.3%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 120% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 34.2% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.4% of revenue deployed · 34.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $798K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.