Foundation for Global Sports Development

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954560243
IRS 990-PF coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone
8189393855
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,577,388
Expenses
$1,078,932

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

Overview

Mission

Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 3 grants totaling $400,000. The stated grant purposes included to help dcp further its charitable mission, which brings together independent filmmakers with production partners as a means of financing, in whole or in part, the production of motion pictures and, upon completion of the film, assisting in arranging for the distribution of such films by bringing them to the broadest possible audience., to support the courage first athlete helpline, a toll-free hotline that assists athletes, parents, coaches, and anyone in athletic communities concerned about emotional, physical, and sexual abuse., and in support of programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. The foundation's positive operating resources came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The foundation combined direct charitable work with grants to other organizations or people.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 94
  • Endowment Health: 46

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 37.1%; rating input score 37; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 17 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Fail
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Fail
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 16.64; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 46th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 46/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: 2 of 19 not reported.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.