Joseph Kessler Memorial Basketball Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223764490
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Marlton, NJ, USA
Phone
8565963511
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$89,667
Expenses
$88,216
Assets
$3,653

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • KIRK KESSLER (BOARD MEMEBER)
  • ERIC KESSLER (BOARD MEMBER)
  • LAURIE KESSLER (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To help enhance kids moral upbringing.

What it reported doing in 2025

The youth basketball league uses activity and league feesto teach kids sportsmanship, teamwork, and confidenceto enhance their moral upbringing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 92% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.4%; rating input score 98
  • 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: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.6%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 9; 9th 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: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.6% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $88K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.