Huddle Up for Kids Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811817117
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Mars, PA, USA
Phone
4129561041
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,194
Expenses
$26,820
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TODD KALIS (PRESIDENT, T)

People named in this filing

  • DR STEPHEN BELOW (SECRETARY)
  • ROCKY BLEIER (BOARD MEMBER)
  • MATTHEW BODINE (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The huddle up for kids foundation is a non-profit organization focused on its mission of building better tomorrows for kids. Huddle up for kids foundation hosts national and local events and initiatives, work with like- minded groups, and provide unique opportunitites for corporations, professionals and individuals to make a difference in the life of a child.

What it reported doing in 2023

The foundation provides financial and non-financial support to its beneficiary organizations, utilizing pro football alumni and related pro football activities as a focal point. The celebrity status of such pro football alumni, combined with the specific program or activity, is used to generate heightened publiic awareness and funding for the child-focused charities and initiatives that the foundation intends to support. This is done through three major fundraising activities the foundation holds annually.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.3%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 46.6%; rating input score 47
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 80%; rating input score 80; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: -76.5%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -30.6% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -24.9% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.3% of revenue deployed · 46.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2023
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.