Discing4kids Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474186112
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Chino Valley, AZ, USA
Phone
9286002172
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$94,743
Expenses
$100,203
Assets
$-4,322
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Eddie Diaz (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Eddie Diaz (Executive Director)
  • JD Sugg (Director)
  • Joe Gutierrez (Director)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Develop each youth's pro-social behaviors, healthy habits, and life values through the fundamentals and science of the low-impact sport of Disc Golf.

What it reported doing in 2025

After School: D4K brings fun to children in various settings, requiring only portable baskets and minimal equipment. Our coaching at schools helps children feel comfortable, fostering open conversations about academics, family, and friendships. Disc golf is a sport that any child can enjoy, regardless of their athletic ability. It does not create pressure or anxiety related to sports performance; instead, it helps build confidence in kids who may have previously avoided other sports and encourages them to explore new activities. Middle School: We are dedicated to instilling core values in middle school students by focusing on personal improvement rather than competition. Our program offers a variety of games, organized according to available space and the number of participants. Additionally, we hold Saturday Leagues, providing an opportunity for students from all schools to come together and play on established courses in the area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 66% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.8%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: -0.04; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -124.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $87K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.