Goal Setters Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474670894
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Amarillo, TX, USA
Phone
8064330320
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$898,831
Expenses
$703,471
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JESS EVERS (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • JOHNNA POINTER (CO-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JESS EVERS (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • JOHNNA POINTER (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • CATHERINE SMITH-LITTLE (SECRETARY)

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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Goal setters, inc. Mission was to support the amarillo area youth baseball foudnation (the "youth baseball foundation"). Goal setters supported the purposes of the youth baseball foundation by maintaining and operating an accessible multi-sports athletic facility in amarillo, Texas which includes the baseball facilities primarily utilized by the youth baseball foundation. In alignment with its support of the youth baseball foundation, goal setters promoted the heath and welfare of area youth by providing sports and education at its multi-sport facility while also lessening the burden related to the youth of the city of amarillo government.

What it reported doing in 2018

In conjunction with its support of the amarillo area baseball foundation, goal setters offers court rentals to other area youth sports teams and area schools for basketball, volleyball, and soccer. The cost of the rental is 25 per hour which approximates fair value and is similar to the rate charged by the city of amarillo for the use of its facilities. Goal setters also offers its facilities to rent for private events such as birthday parties, lock-ins, and other events. Rentals to other sports teams and the public allow goal setters to continue to offer low rent of 1.00 per year to the youth baseball foundation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 total spending goes to programs and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 42.6%; rating input score 43
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 21.7%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 42.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $300K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2017 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.