Intentional Sports

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853078878
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7732326400
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Physical Fitness and Community Recreational Facilities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,718,753
Expenses
$3,502,990
Assets
$10,743,097
Liabilities
$11,465,919

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Andrew Mcdermott (CEO)
  • Austin Carr (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Andrew Mcdermott (CEO): $108,818 total reported compensation
  • Austin Carr (President): $100,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Intentional Sports is a nonprofit organization that stands committed to inspiring Chicago's youth through the power of sports. Our mission is to provide accessible opportunities in sports, wellness, and education through programming that is rooted in excellence, respect, and service.

What it reported doing in 2024

Intentional Sports operates in the North Austin Community Center ("Center") which is another Section 501(c)(3) public charity. The Center's facility is a 140,000 square foot building that houses one full-sized indoor sports field that can be divided into as many as eight smaller multi- unit sport fields, and two "hard court" spaces for basketball, volleyball, and futsal. The Center also includes an extensive outdoor space with a nature playground atrium, outdoor adult fitness courses, walking tracks, sports fields, and a playground. The Center is equipped to offer more than sports programs. Rooms are available for educational activities including mentoring, tutoring and computer-based learning, as well as common space for community gatherings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.7%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -28.8%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.07; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.07; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 73.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 58% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 59.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.7% of revenue deployed · 77.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $109K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.