Independent Supporters Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
854009331
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
8173953477
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,003
Expenses
$9,820
Assets
$10,409
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Bailey Brown (President)
  • Nicole Hack (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Bailey Brown (President)
  • Nicole Hack (Vice President)
  • Andrew Tucker (Treasurer)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Independent Supporters Council is a collective dedicated to promoting supporters' culture and advocating for fair treatment, both at home and on the road. With over 140 members in the US and Canada across various leagues, including MLS, NWSL, USL, NPSL, WPSL, NISA, and CPL, we serve as a valuable resource for sharing information about supporters' issues. Our mission involves several key pillars EDUCATE, SUPPORT, ADVOCATE, COLLABORATE, AMPLIFY, SHARE, and STAND. Through these actions, we aim to foster positive and inclusive growth in supporters' culture throughout North America.

What it reported doing in 2025

EDUCATE: Providing insights into supporters' culture, soccer, and best practices. SUPPORT: Fostering solidarity among members to grow supporters' culture and support teams in alignment with our charter. ADVOCATE: Representing supporters collectively, both at home and away, to ensure consistency and fairness in league policies and treatment. COLLABORATE: Working with our members to share best practices and address any questions they may have. AMPLIFY: Showcasing the impactful work of our member organizations in their communities, strengthening the bonds between teams and towns. SHARE: Exchanging ideas for the evolution of supporters' culture, inclusivity, and maintaining a distinct North American identity. STAND: Unwavering support for each other in the face of questions about our purpose, goals, tactics, or tools.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.7%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 94.8%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.2%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.06; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 135.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 105.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.7% of revenue deployed · 94.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.