Gaelic Athletic Association of Greater New York
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 133964600
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2020
- Location
- Yonkers, NY, USA
- Phone
- 9175594019
- Rating
- 75
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $963,249
- Expenses
- $1,033,961
- Assets
- $3,043,817
- Liabilities
- $519,698
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
People named in this filing
- JOAN HENCHY (CHAIRPERSON)
- RICHIE HARTNETT (HURLING CHAIRPERSON)
- DANNY BROWNE (VICE CHAIRMAN)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The association actively supports the preservation and promotion of all aspects of irish culture and tradition. The fostering and advancement of the irish language and traditional dancing, music, song and other aspects of irish culture are part of the general objectives of the New York gaelic athletic association. The passing on of their sporting traditions and culture to their children and their descendents would instill in them a respect for the traditions and culture of peoples from other lands. The association interacts with the sporting and fraternal organizations of the other nationalities to promote programs and policies of mutual interest.
What it reported doing in 2024
The association actively supports the preservation and promotion of all aspects of irish culture and tradition. The fostering and advancement of the irish language and traditional dancing, music, song and other aspects of irish culture are part of the general objectives of the New York gaelic athletic association. The passing on of their sporting traditions and culture to their children & their descendents would instill in them a respect for the traditions and culture of peoples from other lands. The assoc. Interacts with the sporting & fraternal organizations of other nationalities to promote programs & policies of mutual interest.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 75
- Transparency & Controls: 89
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 45
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 86.9%; rating input score 87
- Program expense ratio: 80.9%; rating input score 81
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 95%; rating input score 95; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -7.3%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.94; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -6.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 86.9% of revenue deployed · 80.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $837K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.