Norwell Soccer Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462166852
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Norwell, MA, USA
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$193,365
Expenses
$163,066
Assets
$182,271

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Stephen Puopolo (President)
  • P Scott Garland (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Stephen Puopolo (President)
  • P Scott Garland (Vice President)
  • Matt Kopek (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Norwell Soccer Association is open to all Norwell children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. The goal of our program is to provide a fun environment that allows players to grow develop their soccer skills and form a lifelong love of the game. Our program is run entirely by volunteers. Norwell Soccer includes ~800 children ages 3-13 in the fall & spring seasons in friendly intra-town clinics and competition as well participation in travel leagues for children in 3rd-8th grades.

What it reported doing in 2024

Held "World Cup Weekend" a spirited intra-town tournament with country teams in emulation of The World Cup. Additions included ice cream prizes assistance from Norwell High School varsity players face painting and more. Known as "the best weekend of the fall season" WCW brings the town and its players together.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.7%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 63; 63rd 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: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $165K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.