Northampton Little League

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042639299
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Leeds, MA, USA
Phone
4135398366
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$27,996
Expenses
$25,728
Assets
$21,209

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFFREY PAYNE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JEFFREY PAYNE (PRESIDENT)
  • MARGIE PIERCE (VICE PRESIDE)
  • DAN PETERS (VICE PRESIDE)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of little league baseball, inc. And northampton little league is to promote, develop, supervise and voluntarily assist in all lawful ways, the interest of the sport of baseball for youth. Through proper guidance and exemplary leadership, the little league program assists children in developing the qualities of citizenship, discipline, teamwork and physical well-being. By espousing the virtures of character courage and loyalty, the program is designed to develop citizens rather than athletes.

What it reported doing in 2019

Operation of a local little league baseball and softball organization in northampton, Massachusetts (including surrounding towns)that provides services to about 400 youths, ages 6 to 15 years old.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 82% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.9%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.1%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2019
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.