Never Say Never Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 273023471
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2014
- Location
- Ocala, FL, USA
- Phone
- 3525020379
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Youth Centers, Clubs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $113,880
- Expenses
- $71,544
- Assets
- $108,526
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
1 person listed
Executive titles in this filing
- NICK STILWELL (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- NICK STILWELL (PRESIDENT)
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
Never say never foundation is an organization whose purpose is to help those with disabilities to be able to go to camps, help financially with prothesis, and provide any other support that may be needed. Our vision is to help children and young adults with challenges in their lives to overcome adversity with a positive attitude. Our mission is to sponsor disabled atheletes in a multitude of sports including extreme sports, and seek funding to allow youth and young adults with disabilities to attend camps, sporting events, and get prothesis or other tools they need to thrive. We accomplish this through mentoring and serve as counselors with paralympics sanctioned games and camps, as well as speaking to groups about acceptance of those with disabilities. Our focus is to have a global impact in youth and young adults' lives.
What it reported doing in 2024
The never say never foundation & pirates of the care free being at arms with sailability present the annual never say never pirate camp. This weekend long camp teaches amputee youth, along with friends and family ocean appreciation, sailing skills, and the importance of following your dreams. Hosted at the clearwater community dave&timmy1sailing center in clearwater beach, fl. The camp not only provides certified sailing instruction, but also water sports, hands on activities, featured guest, regatta races and more. The soon to be swashbucklers can expect a strong introduction to sailing & three days full of pirate fun, moving from swabs to first mates, ultimately graduating the weekend as never say never pirates.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 72
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 70
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 59.2%; rating input score 59
- Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 37.2%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.52; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 59.2% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $67K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2015 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 59/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.