Company of the Gauntlet and Rose
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 822461788
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Madera, CA, USA
- Phone
- 5594773900
- Rating
- 64
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $351
- Expenses
- $0
- Assets
- $815
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Mark Jackson (Director and CEO)
- Darrion Dukes (Director and President)
People named in this filing
- Mark Jackson (Director and CEO)
- Eric Tafoya (Director and Treasurer)
- Dylan Sweeney (Director and 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
Our Company, in addition to producing Historical Medieval Battle Tournaments, provides consultation, coordination, promotional support, and resource management for other national and international events within the United States, contributes to the study and practice and preservation of HMB, within the existing community of scholars and athletes and the public, and in providing centralized organization, coordination, and both financial and logistical support for securing travel, lodging and venues. From blacksmiths forging armor and weapons to squires polishing armor, from knights arming for battle to the crescendo of tournament combat, and from period manuscripts into living color; an Historical Medieval Battle Tournament is a walk back in time to both educate and entertain the public.
What it reported doing in 2025
Our Company, in addition to producing Historical Medieval Battle Tournaments, provides consultation, coordination, promotional support, and resource management for other national and international events within the United States, contributes to the study and practice and preservation of HMB, within the existing community of scholars and athletes and the public, and in providing centralized organization, coordination, and both financial and logistical support for securing travel, lodging and venues. From blacksmiths forging armor and weapons to squires polishing armor, from knights arming for battle to the crescendo of tournament combat, and from period manuscripts into living color; an Historical Medieval Battle Tournament is a walk back in time to both educate and entertain the public. It is therefore the goal of the Corporation to promote the development and competition of Historical Medieval Battle (HMB), including, but not limited to: (i) The study, practice, and preservation of Historical Medieval Battle within the United States. (ii) to further invest in the perpetual consulting, planning, organizing, promoting, and coordinating financial and logistical support for securing travel, lodging and venues for sports events; primarily Historical Medieval Battle (HMB) in tournament setting. (iii) The implementation of Historical Medieval Battle International Association, Inc. (HMBIA) standards, testing, ranking, and tournaments, as amended. (iv) The research, development and promotion of equipment aiding in HMB tournament and practice. (v) Contribution to publications, lectures, competitions, and demonstrations in support of any of the other purposes of the Corporation. (vi) The development and promotion of social, business, and organizational skills that foster growth among HMB athletes and clubs and the general public. (vii) The exchange of knowledge and skills with non-historic martial arts organizations, scholars, practitioners, and the general public that serves the other purposes of the Corporation. (viii) The promotion of clubs, schools, organizations, and institutions that foster HMB tournaments and practice. (ix) The promotion of fellowship and associations among other institutions and organizations with compatible goals. On September 18 2017 Company of The Gauntlet and Rose created a webpage (www.companyofthegauntletandrose.org), a Facebook page, and a Youtube Channel to promote The exchange of knowledge and skills with non-historic martial arts organizations, scholars, practitioners, and the general public that serves the other purposes of the Corporation.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filed totals do not add up and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 62
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 8
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: Limited
- Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: -24.5% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -51.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
- 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 — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.