Miracle League Northshore
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 465626903
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016
- Location
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Phone
- 5048945415
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $152,421
- Expenses
- $148,259
- Assets
- $987,362
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- STEPHEN I DWYER (PRESIDENT)
- MICHAEL CERAVOLO (VICE PRESIDENT)
- TREVOR JOHNSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- GINA LORIO (TRUSTEE)
- STEPHEN I DWYER (PRESIDENT)
- EMILY WOLFF (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The miracle league is designed to serve kids who cannot be accommodated by established league sports due to the special needs of their disabilities. The vision of the program is to provide any child with special needs, regardless of their level(cont'd on sch.o) of disability, the opportunity to play league sports and enjoy the emotional and physical benefits of being part of a team sport. We provide these children with the chance to play through our miracle field, a specially constructed sports field that uses a cushioned, synthetic turf to accommodate wheelchairs and other walking-assistance devices that, along with proper support facilities, is designed specifically for use by children with disabilities. Every player is partnered with an able-bodied "buddy" volunteer (age 12-years and up) to help him or her at each sport.
What it reported doing in 2024
The miracle league continues to offer kickball, spring and fall baseball, and basketball. Kickball is played in the early winter months of january and february followed by spring baseball march-may. Basketball is moved indoors during the summer months followed by our fall baseball season beginning in september. In 2024, miracle league executed all four of its sports seasons and four major fundraisers, boots vs badges softball tournament, miracle match tennis tournament, making a miracle golf scramble and the inaugural northshore beer festival. Other fundraisers at local restaurants and businesses such as Texas roadhouse, the reminding coffee shop, jeremiahs italian ice, belk and (continued on schedule o) state farm were held on certain nights throughout the year. The miracle league northshore also works with several area partners and organizations to ensure the program is successful. The coquille recreation district 14 and children's hospital continue to partner with the league, making both financial contributions and lending years of experience to the league's leadership. The miracle league continues to partner with the st. Tammany public school system, its principals, and special education teachers. The miracle league is also collaborating with counselors at area public and parochial schools to provide information about taking part in the league with the disabled children that attend these schools as well as recruit volunteers for player "buddies and help with fundraisers. The league is also asking area agencies and non-profits for help in informing their constituents about how a child can join a team, including: children's hospital, northshore community foundation, a.c.t.i.o.n, etc.yearly extra curricular eventsmaking a miracle money hill golf tournamentboots vs badges softball tournamentmiracle match tennis tournamentnorthshore beer festival2024 participation numberswinter kickball : january-february 20244 teams54 athletes48 season-long buddiesspring baseball: march-may 20246 teams115 athletes53 season-long buddies summer basketball: june-july 20246 teams75 athletes18 season-long buddies fall baseball: september-october 20246 teams118 athletes39 season-long buddies note: miracle league northshore has season-long "buddies" who volunteer every game day during the season. Miracle league northshore also invites groups to "buddy" for an entire game day, for those who cannot commit to an entire season.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 75
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 64
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 73.3%; rating input score 73
- Program expense ratio: 75.4%; rating input score 75
- Fundraising efficiency: $90.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 2.7%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.66; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 73.3% of revenue deployed · 75.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $112K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.