Crusader Baseball Academy INC

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871984511
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Valparaiso, IN, USA
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Baseball, Softball

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,021
Expenses
$38,009
Assets
$3,899

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Brent Jones (President)

People named in this filing

  • Brent Jones (President)
  • Tommy Snyder (Coach)
  • Alex Sweitzer (Coach)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve Northwest Indiana youth's skills on leadership teamwork problem-solving work ethic responsibility community involvement and athletic skills through the game of baseball.

What it reported doing in 2023

Crusader Baseball Academy had 25 young athletes participate in baseball practices from November-July. Each athlete had 2 practices per week. There were many positive take-aways and life-long lessons each athlete learned by having these practices. The athletes learned how to be accountable and responsible by being at practice and showing up on time. They learned how to work as a team communicate with each other and problem solving skills. Each athlete learned what a hard work ethic looks like and the benefits of what working hard can do for them. Each one of these lessons will benefit these young men in their future as they enter the work field as adults.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.1%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 64.1%; rating input score 64

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 11; 11th 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: -51.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -54% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 44.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.1% of revenue deployed · 64.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $24K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2023
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.