San Antonio Sports Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742471362
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2108202100
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,687,523
Expenses
$4,099,795
Assets
$4,706,987
Liabilities
$2,043,309

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

Leadership & pay

60 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNY CARNES (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENNY CARNES (PRESIDENT/CEO): $320,284 total reported compensation
  • ELENA WELLS (VP HOSTED EVENTS): $201,100 total reported compensation
  • HEATHER VACEK (CFO): $174,226 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Promote amateur athletics.

What it reported doing in 2024

YOUTH PROGRAMS - THE ORGANIZATION IS A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH SPORTS AND FITNESS PROGRAMS. IN 2024-2025, THE ORGANIZATION REACHED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE UNDERSERVED. SAN ANTONIO SPORTS I PLAY! AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM - THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, STARTED IN 2008, IS A FREE YOUTH SPORTS AND FITNESS PROGRAM CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR THAT PROVIDES A SAFE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH, SPECIFICALLY THOSE AT-RISK OF ACADEMIC FAILURE AND POOR HEALTH, TO EXCEL TO THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL. YOUTH RECEIVE SKILL-BASED SPORTS INSTRUCTION (SOCCER, FLAG FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL), CHARACTER AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, FAMILY ENRICHMENT, AND HOMEWORK SUPPORT. IN JANUARY 2024, SAN ANTONIO SPORTS LAUNCHED ACTIVATE REPLACING FIT FAMILY CHALLENGE. ACTIVATE IS NOW A YEARLONG PROGRAM THAT CONTINUES WHAT Fit Family Challenge started. This FREE whole-body wellness program is divided into four sessions throughout the year. It's more than just fitness - it's a journey towards physical and mental well-being and building healthy habits that last a lifetime. From mindfulness sessions to heart-pounding 5ks and exciting cooking demonstrations, participants can elevate their mental and physical self with ACTIVATE. Our fitness focus is unique, with a variety of free weekly classes, both virtual and in-person. Incentives are also offered at the end of each session, the more you move the more you can earn.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.5%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 75.5%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 98.2%; rating input score 98; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.8%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.5% of revenue deployed · 75.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 56 of 57 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $320K · 60 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.