Play Rugby Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
200029252
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2127573421
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Amateur Sports

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,182,168
Expenses
$1,300,005
Assets
$382,395
Liabilities
$266,124

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • WIL SNAPE-ROGERS (EXECUTIVE DI): $140,000 total reported compensation
  • DANIELLE HUNDT (CHIEF PROGRA): $113,495 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To create "a better world through rugby" by providing young people, primarily from underserved backgrounds, with a vitality for life both on and off the rugby field.

What it reported doing in 2024

Play rugby academy program: our highest impact program, the play rugby academy, is built around an innovative curriculum and coaching methodology that combines rugby and character education, designed to address the unique needs of youth growing up in under-resourced communities; who are at significantly higher risk for obesity and other chronic health issues, are far less likely to have access to an affordable sports program, and often have weak attachment to their school and wider community. Through complementary on and off field activities, youth development and educational supplements, our participants learn skills that extend into their day-to-day lives, become career and/or college ready and are equipped to make positive life choices. Year-over-year 100% of our high school seniors have graduated on-time and enrolled in college or trade school. Our goal is to increase the number of participants in the program, lift up the economic security of their families and ultimately, the community overall. In 2024, the academy served 40 middle school students and 130 high school students, combining rugby practices and league-based competition with life skills workshops and college readiness support to ensure that players have the resources they need to build a successful future. In order to participate on-field, players must commit to engaging with us off-field in a holistic year-round program. Our program methodology leverages the unique power of rugby to help participants develop social and emotional learning skills to tackle challenges both on and off the pitch, while encouraging their off-field development. In 2024 100% of players reduced risky behaviors, 90% improved social skills and 92% improved their academic achievement, and 25 high school seniors graduated and enrolled in college.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.5%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 53.1%; rating input score 53
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.7; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.5%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.5% of revenue deployed · 53.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $690K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $140K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 12/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.