Sandtown Youth Sports Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320055655
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2012
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4044351813
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Baseball, Softball

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$135,788
Expenses
$129,845
Assets
$17,732

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Youth Sports - Public Charity Status 509 (a) (2) - The mission of Sandtown Youths Sports Association is to use sports as a vehicle to teach youth valuable life concepts such as teamwork, sportsmanship, loyalty, and dedication. SYSA believes that participation in youth sports helps build healthy bodies and sound minds, while also fostering the spirit of community.

What it reported doing in 2012

Baseball - provided boys and girls, ages three (3) to twelve (12) in the local Sandtown/Fulton County GA with a quality baseball program - served 356 kids. Teams practiced and played games weekly as part of SYSA's program to teach players responsibility, leadership, and to increase their skills to become more competitive. SYSA's goal was to provide Players with the confidence and the skills needed to compete competitively in League games, local and national tournaments as part of the Amateur Athletic Baseball Congress (AABC).

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 91% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.6%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.4%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 40.3% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $130K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
  • 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

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  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.