Fuel Worldwide

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
991640328
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Galveston, TX, USA
Phone
4326380021
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$368,106
Expenses
$351,046
Assets
$24,107
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jamie Rhoads (President)
  • Terry Rhoads (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Jamie Rhoads (President)
  • Trevor Freeman (Secretary)
  • Mark Ott (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

Fuel Worldwide transforms the lives of vulnerable children and women through education, empowerment, and support. Our programs, including sports, tutoring, widow care and orphan support, foster resilience and hope, enabling individuals to build brighter futures.

What it reported doing in 2025

Fuel Worldwides sports programs empower youth through strucured leagues, camps and mentoring that instill critical life skills such as teamwork, discipline and resilience. By participating in sports activities, children not only improve their physical fitness but also gain confidence and self esteem as they learn to work collaboratively and strive toward personal goals. Coaches serve as positive role models, guiding these young athletes out of challenging circumstances and towards brighter futures. The tutoring centers operated by Fuel Worldwide are designed to provide academic support and nourishment to children in need, helping them succeed both in school and in life. With a focus on individualized learning, these centers offer after school programs where students receive help with their studies; fostering a love for learning and academic acheivement. In addition to educational support, we aim to create a nurturing environment where children can develop social skills, self discipline and critical thinking. The widow care program at Fuel Worldwide provides vital support and practical assistance to over 400 women who face significant challenges and limited resources. Through compassionate care and community engagement, our initiative seeks to empower these individuals, helping them regain their dignity and value in society. We offer resources such as counseling, financial education, and vocational training, enabling widows to develop skills that lead to greater independence and self sufficiency. By fostering a supportive network, we aim to create an environment where women can flourish, build connections and find hope for a brighter future.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 95.4%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 4.6%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 184% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 109.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91% of revenue deployed · 95.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $335K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.