Lancer Baseball Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461194402
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Eldridge, IA, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$152,108
Expenses
$130,041
Assets
$72,237

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Travis Ralfs (President)
  • Matt Petersen (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Travis Ralfs (President)
  • Matt Petersen (Vice President)
  • Allan Vatnsdal (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

To offer the youth of Eldridge and surrounding areas with the opportunity to develop good sportsmanship honesty loyalty character courage and respect for authority by engaging in supervised competition and with guidance; To provide the youth of Eldridge and surrounding areas with basic knowledge in sound fundamental baseball through competent instruction; and To undertake other projects programs and activities to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code as the need to do so presents itself in the opinion of the Board of Directors.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide youth of Eldridge and surrounding areas access to competent instruction and supervised competition. Member statistics: 13 teams 156 participants 100+ estimated tournaments competed in. These tournaments provide an opportunity to develop fundamental baseball skills all while learning good sportsmanship honesty loyalty courage respect and building character.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.6%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 98.9%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.5%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.6% of revenue deployed · 98.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $129K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.