Newark Charter School Athletics Boosters

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994663272
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Newark, DE, USA
Phone
3025931263
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,463
Expenses
$77,704
Assets
$92,138
Liabilities
$58,111

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA PALESE (PRESIDENT)
  • JULIA LOGAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MELISSA PALESE (PRESIDENT)
  • JULIA LOGAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTINA XIA (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The newark charter school athletics boosters is a non-profit charitable organization. Its mission is to support student athletes, sports teams, and coaches through fundraising and volunteer efforts. The athletics boosters will partner with school administration and the athletics organization to identify opportunities to assist across teams.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization supported athletic programs by providing financial assistance, equipment, and volunteer services to enhance student participation in school sports. Activities included funding uniforms, gear, and safety equipment; covering expenses for tournaments, travel, and officiating; and assisting with facility improvements to support team activities. Volunteers also coordinated fundraising events and staffed concessions, with all proceeds used to benefit student-athletes and promote school athletics

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 69% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 79% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 79.7%; rating input score 80

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -51%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.19; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.63; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 153.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -29% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -26.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 79.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.