Rochester Youth Soccer League

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382413604
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2021
Location
Rochester Hills, MI, USA
Phone
2486500113
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,936,950
Expenses
$1,864,406
Assets
$2,847,437
Liabilities
$877,079

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARTY HEINZMANN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MATT ABELL (VICE PRESIDE)
  • JOHN CHARBONEAU (SECRETARY)
  • CHRIS CROTTY (REC & DEVELO)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Rochester youth soccer league's (rysl) mission is to empower individuals of all ages and abilities through the transformative power of sports and physical activity. We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to participate in and benefit from athletics, regardless of their background or financial means. By providing access to high-quality training, coaching, and resources, we aim to promote inclusivity, wellnes, and personal development within our community. Through our programs and initiatives, we strive to inspire a lifelong love for sports, foster teamwork and camaraderie, and instill the values of dedication, perseverance, and respect. Together, we can create a more equitable and vibrant athletic landscape where every individual has the chance to thrive and achieve their full potential. Rysl's programs enable a youth soccer enthusiast of any level to participate and thrive. We offer programming for children as young as 18 months to 19 years old. Rsc recreation: league design

What it reported doing in 2024

Rochester youth soccer league's (rysl) mission is to empower individuals of all ages and abilities through the transformative power of sports and physical activity. We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to participate in and benefit from athletics, regardless of their background or financial means. By providing access to high-quality training, coaching, and resources, we aim to promote inclusivity, wellness, and personal development within our community. Through our programs and initiatives, we strive to inspire a lifelong love for sports, foster teamwork and camaraderie, and instill the values of dedication, perseverance, and respect. Together, we can create a more equitable and vibrant athletic landscape where every individual has the chance to thrive and achieve their full potential. Rysl's programs enable a youth soccer enthusiast of any level to participate and thrive. We offer programming for children as young as 18- months to 19-years-old. Rsc recreation: league designed for children to play with school friends where volunteer parents serve as coaches. Lightning development academy: a program that bridges recreational and travel soccer. Centered around a structured curriculum and certified coaching staff. Michigan stars lightning: a travel program which is a year-long commitment with teams formed through a tryout process led by a staff of licensed coaches. Travel teams compete throughout the state of Michigan, the midwest region, and some travel as far as Arizona or Florida. Topsoccer (the outreach program for soccer): a free soccer program for special needs children which is driven by a coaching staff comprised of volunteer teens. Due to the variety and quality of our programming, we serve not only the communities of rochester and rochester hills, but also auburn hills, lake orion, troy, shelby township, Washington township, romeo, sterling heights, and beyond. Our soccer leagues and camps take place twelve months of the year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 98% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.1%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • 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; 63rd 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: 3.7%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.1% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.