Northeast Cleveland Referees

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473949549
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Willowick, OH, USA
Phone
4409430222
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Football

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,479
Expenses
$2,782
Assets
$11,228

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES MALTA (PRESIDENT)
  • CHARLES ALGIER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHARLES MALTA (PRESIDENT)
  • CHARLES ALGIER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARK SMITH (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 primary purpose of the organization is to increase awareness about flag football and concussions.

What it reported doing in 2025

Educate players, coaches, parents and fans concerning flag football and concussions. Over 1,000 players on organized teams.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 54% for direct work, and 46% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 23
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 14.4%; rating input score 14
  • Program expense ratio: 38.7%; rating input score 39

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 62.8%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.04; rating input score 80; 80th 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: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 14.4% of revenue deployed · 38.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.