Burbank Little League

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300546793
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Burbank, CA, USA
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Baseball, Softball

Reported finances

Revenue
$98,368
Expenses
$94,590
Assets
$77,073

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Don Pecano (President)
  • Stephen Maitland (Vice President - Baseball)
  • Nick Reed (Vice President - Softball)

People named in this filing

  • Don Pecano (President)
  • Danielle Kuester (Secretary)
  • Justin Kuester (Treasurer)

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

Burbank Little League is a chartered local affiliate of Little League. Little League International is the worlds largest youth sports organization providing baseball and softball programs to over 4 million children in over 80 countries. Little League is committed to providing children with a safe and enjoyable sports experience that emphasizes teamwork sportsmanship and character development. Burbank Little League is a non-profit that is managed and run 100% by volunteers parents and other Burbank community members. We strongly encourage all parents to become involved in the league by volunteering as coaches team parents or board members. Burbank Little League believes in the power of youth baseball and softball to teach life lessons that build stronger individuals and communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024 Burbank Little League successfully provided a positive and structured youth baseball and softball program to approximately 300 local children fostering community engagement and prioritizing player development through instruction in sportsmanship teamwork and athletic skills.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.2%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.8%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 41; 41st 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: 24.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $95K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.