Inner City Lacrosse Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460656727
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2016
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
6035020446
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Amateur Sports

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,214
Expenses
$11,713
Assets
$8,324

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL GARY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL GARY (PRESIDENT)
  • KATY DISSINGER (VICE PRESIDE)
  • ANDREW SHAY (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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation's primary charitable purpose is threefold: (1) to introduce inner ciity middle school-aged children to the game of lacrosse and all of its inherent values; (2) to provide an opportunity to collegiate students (who are also lacrosse players) to participate in service learning through teaching and coaching lacrosse to inner city children and to serve as mentors and role models to the participants; and (3) engender college aspirations early in a child's life through playing lacrosse on college campuses with the assistance of collegiate lacrosse players.

What it reported doing in 2016

The services consist of educating inner city children about the game of lacrosse and, through such instruction, introduce these children to life lessons, one of two elite institutions of higher learning, and role models.

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 81% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.4%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.71; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.7% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.6% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2015 to 2016
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.