Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204534419
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Everett, MA, USA
Phone
6173897277
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$96,734
Expenses
$80,010
Assets
$28,816
Liabilities
$846

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PHIL SIGNORONI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • NICOLAS CHAPMAN (DIRECTOR)
  • JONATHAN TALLEY (DIRECTOR)
  • JOHN MCCARRICK (CHAIR/DIRECTOR)

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

The mission of the Massachusetts charter school athletic organization (mcsao)is to oversee the regulation, organization and promotion of its member schools interscholastic athletic programs. Mcsao provides opportunities for charter school student/athletes to compete at a high level and uses that competition to teach the fundamental values of teamwork, discipline, sacrifice, and sportsmanship. This will contribute to the students' overall educational experience and development as individuals. Mcsao is committed to educating our youth for a better tomorrow and will work in partnership with local communities to establish and maintain charter school interscholastic athletic programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Established in may of 2005, the mcsao now oversees, regulates and promotes high school interscholastic athletic programs for it's 51 members throughout the commonwealth. During the fall of 2005, the mcsao facilitated the first ever member charter high school soccer league tournament, held at umass-boston. In the spring of 2006, baseball and softball leagues were formalized. Within the past few years, cross-country, track and volleyball were added. We're optimistic that the increased involvement and additional programs will further ensure that student-athletes attending charter schools will be afforded opportunities for growthand development on the athletic fields as well as in the classroom. It is our belief that participation on athletic teams is a positive experience that can play an important role in a child's education in order to promote the total educational process, the mcsao places a high value on good sportsmanship from its players, coaches, and fans. We also value the fundamental concepts of teamwork, discipline, and hard work.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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

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 and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 91.2%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.3%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.4% of revenue deployed · 91.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $73K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.