South Carolina Sports Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462345355
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Rock Hill, SC, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$106,238
Expenses
$109,071
Assets
$32,646

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jonathan Paris (President)

People named in this filing

  • Jonathan Paris (President)
  • Cortney Peterson (Treasurer)
  • Jade Perkins (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The South Carolina Sports Alliance is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote and develop the continued success of the sports industry of South Carolina. SCSAs primary goal is the growth and enhancement of the sports economy in the state South Carolina and its local communities. The SCSA will provide a forum for sports and all related hospitality industry constituents that actively bring forth ideas and solutions to develop sports tourism for the state. The SCSA also provides an opportunity for the exchange of information as a continuing education process. In these education settings SCSA members will benefit through idea sharing industry trends creative alternatives retention coordination and the overall production of sports-related facilities and the entire event that surrounds it.

What it reported doing in 2024

Sponsored and attended the National TEAMS 2024 Conference in Anaheim CA in October. Conducted over 60 appointments with potential event rights holders hosted a client networking event for approximately 40 potential clients and 40 members and sponsored as well as organized a panel session at a multi-state conference.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.9%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 75.9%; rating input score 76

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.7%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.9% of revenue deployed · 75.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $83K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.