National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061560942
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2023
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
8168786222
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$750,308
Expenses
$1,725,191
Assets
$8,373,855
Liabilities
$694,733

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

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MIKE KRZYZEWSKI (DIRECTOR/PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ROY WILLIAMS (DIRECTOR/PAST PRESIDENT)
  • KEVIN HENDERSON (CEO AND CMO OF THE CBE)
  • CRAIG ROBINSON (NABC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KEVIN HENDERSON (CEO AND CMO OF THE CBE): $232,689 total reported compensation
  • STEPHANIE WHITCHER NABC (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (THRU 5/2025)): $89,836 total reported compensation
  • CRAIG ROBINSON (NABC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $51,503 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We educate the public by promoting an understanding and awareness of the history of college basketball, promote events focusing on the importance of fans to the game of basketball and provide opportunities for fan education and interaction. (continued on schedule o)we recognize the achievements of players, coaches and teams through the national collegiate basketball hall of fame; promote fitness, nutrition and general health as a means to play or be involved in a basketball program; provide a forum for education programs and interaction among college coaches and players and other charitable groups; and correlate the game of basketball with the general objectives of education.

What it reported doing in 2024

The college basketball experience (cbe) is a state-of-the-art experiential facility located in Kansas city, Missouri. It was built to celebrate the game of men's collegiate basketball. The cbe is also the home of the national collegiate basketball hall of fame. Included among the many exhibits at the cbe are various interactive tests of basketball skills, all simulating the sights and sounds of a real college basketball game. The rich history and traditions of men's college basketball, including the values imparted in and life-changing impact of coaching and playing the game, are portrayed throughout the facility.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 62% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -129.9%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.85; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.7%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $233K · 26 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.