Sooner Swim Club
Legal name: Sooner Swim Club of Norman
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 730957627
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
- Location
- Norman, OK, US
- Phone
- 4056238354
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Swimming & Other Water Recreation
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $347,282
- Expenses
- $293,800
- Assets
- $158,369
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- REBEKAH HIGHTOWER (PRESIDENT)
- MEGAN KEYS 10124 - 12425 (VICE PRESIDENT)
- ASHLEY DESKIN 13025 - 93025 (VICE PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- KENT NICHOLSON (HEAD COACH): $34,906 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the Sooner Swim Club is to teach and develop swimmers to reach their highest potential in a safe, positive and supportive environment that promotes teamwork, respect, discipline and character.
What it reported doing in 2024
The primary program of the organization is a year-round youth competitive swim team, providing structured training, skill development, and competition opportunities for swimmers ages 6 to 18. During the reporting period, the program served approximately 135 swimmers. Swimmers practiced multiple times per week under certified coaches, and participated in over 20 local, regional, and state swim meets.the objective of this program is to promote health, discipline, teamwork, and personal achievement through the sport of swimming. Long-term goals include developing competitive swimmers and fostering a lifelong appreciation for fitness and aquatic safety.in addition to regular training and competition, the team hosted a swim-a-thon fundraiser, where swimmers collected donations based on the number of laps completed. The event not only raised funds to support team expenses (such as equipment, pool time, and travel), but also encouraged goal-setting, team spirit, and endurance training. The organization invested in training and compliance to ensure a safe and well-managed swim program. Four coaches completed professional development, including continuing education and certifications aligned with USA swimming standards. Parent volunteers were trained to serve as certified meet officials, enhancing the club's ability to host and participate in sanctioned competitions. In addition, all board members underwent background checks, reinforcing the organization's commitment to safety and responsible governance.these activities support the long-term goal of building a strong, qualified leadership team and maintaining compliance with national best practices in youth sports.
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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 72
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 76
- Sustainability: 52
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.2%; rating input score 76
- Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
- 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: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 15.4%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 11.9%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 76.2% of revenue deployed · 90.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $265K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $35K · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.