Move Together Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993051234
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Malibu, CA, USA
Phone
3107458231
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$99,709
Expenses
$98,932
Assets
$36,450
Liabilities
$35,673

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Erica Segel (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Erica Segel (CEO)
  • Ben Dewitt (CFO)
  • Marty O'Malia (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Move together association is dedicated to fostering the holistic development and well-being of youth by supporting and empowering youth-oriented nonprofit organizations. Through collaborative efforts and strategic partnerships, we strive to provide resources, guidance, and opportunities that enable young individuals to thrive physically, mentally, and socially. Our mission is to cultivate a nurturing environment where every child has the chance to reach their full potential and become active, engaged members of their communities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Program 1: Community Engagement Through the Malibu Moves Running FestivalMove Together Association served as the charitable partner of the second annual Malibu Moves Running Festival, held October 25-26, 2025 at Zuma Beach, Malibu, CA. The two-day event, produced by Malibu Moves LLC, included a Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, 1-Mile Zuma Dash, and Kids Run, reaching sellout capacity at 2,100 participants. The Association managed all charitable fundraising and grant distribution activities connected to the festival, serving as the vehicle through which participants and donors supported local education, youth athletics, and community resilience programs.Program 2: Community Impact Fund GrantsThe Association distributed grants totaling approximately $105,922 to 10 organizations focused on youth education, youth athletics, and community resilience. This includes grants from both 2024 and 2025 activity, as no Form 990 was filed for 2024. Recipients included Malibu Education Foundation ($52,100 supporting K-12 public education in Malibu schools), Community Brigade ($35,000 for wildfire preparedness and community emergency response training), The Emily Shane Foundation ($5,272.50 for academic mentorship for underserved middle school students), Whittier Athletics Softball ($5,100), Ramona HS Cross Country ($3,900), Whittier College Women's Basketball ($3,000), Girls On The Run LA County ($2,000), Cal State LA Basketball Team ($1,100), Oxnard Middle College HS ($550), and Channel Islands HS ($500).Program 3: Charity Fundraising ProgramThe Association facilitated a peer-to-peer charity fundraising program through its race registration platform, enabling 82 fundraisers (72 individual, 10 team) to raise $32,601 from 558 donations. The program engaged community members beyond race participation, turning each runner into an advocate for local causes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 36.7%; rating input score 37
  • Program expense ratio: 37%; rating input score 37

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.8%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.98; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 36.7% of revenue deployed · 37% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $37K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.