Cherokee Trail Lacrosse Booster Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
800330221
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2011, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Aurora, CO, USA
Phone
3032469010
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,494
Expenses
$88,968
Assets
$5,161

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

5. Exempt purpose statement: The Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable and education purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as amended. Specifically, the purpose of the Corporation includes the furtherance of the following: a.To promote the development of the sport of lacrosse for high school students; b.To encourage the education and development of high school students; c.To promote physical fitness and health in high school students; and, d.To support the Cherokee Trail High School Boys Lacrosse Team and its coaching staff.

What it reported doing in 2011

Exempt purpose achievementsa.Doubled our program sizeb.First time in school history, made it to the playoffs - two years in a row.c.Provided funds for players that might not have normally been able to play or travel to do both.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.8%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.9%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $88K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.