Illusions Softball Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431789511
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3144967952
Rating
38
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Amateur Sports

Reported finances

Revenue
$184,389
Expenses
$180,960
Assets
$138,630
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HOWARD SHELTON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HOWARD SHELTON (PRESIDENT)
  • IRA BERGMAN (TREASURER)
  • ROBERT MAYER (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation was formed under Missouri law on 8/11/97 to teach, train, and educate amateur youth about playing junior olympic and olympic level competitive sports, primarily girls fastpitch softball and boys baseball. The organization is not required to file schedule b to report significant contributors as virtually all of the donations received during the year ended 9/30/25 came from tax exempt donor advised funds.

What it reported doing in 2024

Coaches, parents and players proudly carried on the organization's inspired tradition as a member of the st louis softball hall of fame, a recipient of the prestigious "jim farrell award of excellence". Illusions softball association was the first team ever inducted into the st louis softball hall of fame (hof).only 3 other individuals have been selected for this award in the 35 year history of the hall of fame. During the year 2025 ira bergman was inducted personally into the st louis softball hall of fame joining the illusions as a member. The illusions were very excited for him to be selected after 44 years of coaching.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 66% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.9%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.77; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.4% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.