Flint Firebirds Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
475056117
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Cape Coral, FL, USA
Phone
2397729299
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$109,248
Expenses
$77,206
Assets
$42,691
Liabilities
$12,470

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MONIKA KRONENBERGER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MONIKA KRONENBERGER (PRESIDENT)
  • JEREMY TORREY (SECRETARY)
  • EVE ROE (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To receive and administer funds and to support and assist youth hockey with participation, growth, and general youth initiatives in genesee county, Michigan and lapeer county, Michigan. To acquire, own, dispose of, lease, and deal with real and personal property and interests therein and to apply gifts, grants, bequests and devises and their proceeds in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation. To do such things and to perform such acts to accomplish its purposes as the board of directors may determine to be appropriate and, as are not forbidden by sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(3) of the code, with all the power conferred on nonprofit corporations under the laws of the state of Michigan.

What it reported doing in 2024

The flint firebirds foundations purpose is to support general youth initiatives and youth hockey in genesee and lapeer counties in Michigan. The foundation raises money at firebirds hockey games at the dort federal event center via chuck-a-puck sales, live and silent jersey auctions and fan and corporate partner donations. The team raises and donates funds in support of local charities. The flint firebirds foundation contributes part of the funds received through flint firebird foundation fundraising activites to local charities in flint and genesee county's. Local 501(c)(3) charities are selected based on a discretionary basis by the foundation's board.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.7%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 29.3%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.55; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.29; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 33.4% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $77K 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: 6 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.