Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824189432
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Berlin, NJ, USA
Phone
8567677730
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$512
Expenses
$12,858
Assets
$16,436
Liabilities
$46,076

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVE URAM (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • MICHAEL LUONGO (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MIKE SHUTE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JON MARKS (BOARD MEMBER)
  • DAVE URAM (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • MICHAEL LUONGO (PAST 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote and conserve the high standard of practice of sports journalism in the tri-state area around philadelphia (the "philadelphia district"): to sponsor and direct functions in the interest of furthering sports: to aid in the college education of worthy young men and women: to aid other worthy charities: and to place and maintain sports on a high standard in the philadelphia district and in the nation.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization donates funds to 501 (c) (3) organizations who's missions are to provide educational, financial, and emotional support to injured athletes and service members as well as to provide support for research for the prevention and care for such injuries.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82.7%; rating input score 83

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2,411.3%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.28; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.8; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -47% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $11K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.