Chiefs Football

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391749259
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Manitowoc, WI, USA
Phone
4148394374
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$222,458
Expenses
$199,590
Assets
$343,616
Liabilities
$7,366

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL CUMMINGS (PRESIDENT)
  • RICK HOFFMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL CUMMINGS (PRESIDENT)
  • RICK HOFFMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CRISTINA KANETHAVONG (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the manitowoc chiefs youth football organization is to provide an organized, educational football program for players in 5th through 8th grades. We offer equal opportunity for our athletes to learn the fundamentals and proper techniques of the game of tackle football. The ultimate goal is for each child to develop proficiency and a greater understanding of the game while stressing the principles of success - hard work, pride, self-confidence, sportsmanship and teamwork. It is our responsibility to provide a competitive, yet safe environment to foster our players' appreciation of the game and develop life skills that extend beyond the game of football.

What it reported doing in 2024

Tackle football: every participant in a chiefs football, inc. Program develops proficiency and a greater understanding of the game while stressing the principles of success - hard work pride, self-confidence, sportsmanship, and teamwork. It is our responsibility to provide a competitive, yet safe environment to foster our players' appreciation of the game and develop life skills that extend beyond the game of football. The manitowoc chiefs is a youth football organization serving boys and girls from all manitowoc schools in grades 5-8. We are dedicated to providing a safe, positive, and enriching environment where young athletes can learn the fundamentals of football, develop teamwork skills, and build character.we provide excellent football team activities to youth athletes through our tackle football & skills camp programming. Participants are not limited by geography or school affiliation which allows us to serve every school in manitowoc, home school, and surrounding communities. Our goal is to bring as many people together through the common bond of football. We welcomed the manitowoc cheer team to become our official cheerleaders which gives additional youth opportunities to shine at what they love to do. We provided programming to 177 registrants ranging from grades 5-8 and also a one-day summer skills camp to 100 registrants in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 82.2%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 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: 10.3%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.72; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84% of revenue deployed · 82.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $164K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2018 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.