Net Results Junior Tennis Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841328488
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2011
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3038930527
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Racquet Sports

Reported finances

Revenue
$65,244
Expenses
$82,489
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Net results junior tennis provides an after-school tennis and tutoring program, and a summer camp. We strive to increase the life of academic skills of children through the sport of tennis.

What it reported doing in 2011

In 2010, nrjt served 428 youth through eleven programs at ten area schools and two summer camps, up from 350 the year before, and more than 3,000 children and teens since inception. Our students are 53% female and 47% male. 55% are african american, 30% latino, 3% asian, 8% caucasian, and 4% other. 90% of our youth are from poverty level or low-income families as determined by free and reduced lunch; 49% are from single parent and / or non-traditional families. Also in 2010, 86% of our students showed a marked improvement in their academic performance according to pre- and post-tests conducted by our tutors, many of whom are denver public school teachers. In addition, 85% of our students showed a marked improvement in leadership skills. Students with behavioral issues in the classroom showed a 77% improvement in classroom attentiveness and behavior. 82% of our students reported that the nrjt program helped them make positive life choices, while 93% of our students reported an increase in their fitness level as a result of participating in our program. Finally, three of nrjt students placed in the top 10 for the national junior tennis league's national student athlete competition (please see http://www.firstserve.org/rankings.html). In 2011, nrjt awarded their first college scholarship through usta to a deserving student who competed in the usta national student athletic competition, a program delivered by net results from the usta. Nrjt had a student competitor in the top 50 in the nation; in, 2011 nrjt hired six high school and college students who were in the program ten years or more as assistant coaches in nrjt's school program and two summer camps; in 2011, junior team tennis boys 18 and under and girls 18 and under played in the Colorado state championships and the girls team moved on to play in the state semi-finals; in 2011, board member jeff salzenstein, tennis pro of eleven years and grand slam participant, ranked 100 in the world, coached and inspired nrjt summer camp kids. Jeff also coached a nrjt student for a year. The student traveled by bus for an hour and then walked an additional two miles to attend the weekly classes; in, 2010-2011, cliff buchholz, director of sony ericsson for 20 years, participated in annual benefit for kids and advised nrjt; in 2011, nrjt was selected by the daniels fund to be a scholarship referral agent; in january 2011, a nrjt youth who has been in the program for more than ten years was honored at the Colorado tennis hall of fame awards for his leadership and accomplishments; in 2010, a nrjt high school senior who was also a summer nrjt camp coach was awarded an arthur ashe college scholarship to the university of Colorado. Also, ten nrjt youth received scholarships from the gates tennis center. Finally, as one of 38 in the country, nrjt was designated a usta first serve chapter in 2010; in 2012 fiscal year, nrjt serviced 9 schools as well as a summer program which included a junior tennis team and summer camp. During this time, over 157 youth were served through both the summer camp and school programming. An organizational change was made due to budget shortfall by laying off the executive director in the beginning of 2012, and this allowed for a more diverse opportunity for fundraising and programming. The process was accomplished with the assistance of the board of directors and one program director and one vista volunteer. The staff also facilitated 7 small fundraisers as well as submitted several grants on behalf of nrjt. Unfortunately this strategy was unsuccessful to raise enough funds to operate the organization effectively. In march 2012, the decision was made to wind down nrjt ending with this year's final programming for the schools, summer camps and junior team tennis. This was due to budget shortfall , the economic climate and increased competition in the non-profit grant funding and therefore, nrjt was unable to successfully raise enough funds to keep the organization o

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% 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 - 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: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.2%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 46.1%; rating input score 46

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: -26.4%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.2% of revenue deployed · 46.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $40K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.