Christa & Saul Welger Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842550213
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Hoboken, NJ, USA
Phone
2013758157
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,766
Expenses
$37,240
Assets
$90,558
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFF WELGER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JEFF WELGER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JEN SANTO (TREASURER)
  • MARK LUSK (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Christa & saul welger foundation's mission is to provide support and opportunities to physically impaired youth to encourage participation in, increase awareness of, and reduce barriers to competing in team sports.

What it reported doing in 2025

Annual big shot bootcamp: an action-packed day filled with skills, drills, contests, and games. These activities are designed to challenge and motivate participants, catering to everyone from beginners to experienced athletes. The camp was lead by board member, steve serio, a five-time paralympian and four-time medalist, along with his fellow paralympic athletes: trevon jenifer, a four-time paralympian and four-time gold medalist representing team USA; bailey moody, a two-time paralympian and two-time medalist for team USA; and patrick anderson, a six-time paralympian and four-time medalist for team canada. Additionally, peter berry, a recent graduate from the university of Alabama, and local adaptive sports coaches, including ryan martin, the cuny wheelchair basketball coach and director of inclusive and adaptive sports. There were 37 attendees ranging in age from 6-19

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 83% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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: 45
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 38.6%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 54.8%; rating input score 55

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 29.4%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.43; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 38.6% of revenue deployed · 54.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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 39/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.