Palmetto Road Runners
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 992182908
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025
- Location
- Seabrook, SC, USA
- Phone
- 8433050551
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Youth Community Service Clubs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $9,715
- Expenses
- $9,715
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ZOLA EUGENE (CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER/CEO)
- BRANDON GAFFNEY (PRESIDENT)
- YVETTE JENKINS (VICE-PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ZOLA EUGENE (CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER/CEO)
- BRANDON GAFFNEY (PRESIDENT)
- YVETTE JENKINS (VICE-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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our mission is to implement a multi-faceted mentoring and education program with top-quality track and field training that creates an influential and supportive environment where young athletes can grow and succeed in all aspects of life. By using personalized coaching, mentorship programs, and educational tools, well-balanced athletes who are equally strong in athletics, academics, and character will be produced.
What it reported doing in 2025
Our accomplishments are a testament to the collective effort of our athletes, coaches, volunteers, and supportive community. We've consistently exceeded expectations, qualifying for the Junior Olympics four times in the last six years, and achieving a remarkable third place finish in the National Championships-a significant achievement that propelled our program onto the national stage. The attainment of our 501(C)3 nonprofit status has been instrumental in securing crucial resources and expanding our reach. The dedication of our seven volunteer coaches is invaluable, shaping not only our athletes' physical capabilities, but also their character. Beyond competition, we've nurtured a supportive and inclusive team environment, focusing on discipline, academic excellence, sportsmanship, and leadership development. Our athletes consistently achieve personal bests, qualifying for various regional and state competitions. We've cultivated strong relationships with parents and the local community, creating a family-like atmosphere where every athlete feels valued and supported.
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 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.