South Florida Sports Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
650575416
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Miami Gardens, FL, USA
Phone
3059438000
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Centers, Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,813,199
Expenses
$2,146,102
Assets
$5,662,930
Liabilities
$162,557

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • STEPHEN M ROSS (DIRECTOR)
  • TOM GARFINKEL (DIRECTOR)
  • STUART MILLER (DIRECTOR)

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

To support health, education, and volunteerism in south Florida, and to improve the lives of people and communities in need.

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule othe foundation supports various community programs and organizations consistent with its mission (i.e., to support health, education, and volunteerism in south Florida, and to improve the lives of people and communities in need). Examples of initiatives and programs supported by the foundation include, but are not limited to, 5,000 role models, ywca, and big brothers.hurricane relief - hurricane season is from june - december each year. The south Florida region and its caribbean neighbors are at risk of damage should a hurricane hit. This fund helps the miami dolphins to assist in the restoration of communities that have been impacted by a hurricane.social justice - the miami dolphins' goal is to level the playing field through the power of teamwork to inspire a healthier, more educated and united south Florida community. We believe it is important to be inclusive of the diversity and aware of the intersections that make up south Florida, uniting groups of different races, genders, sexual orientations, identities, abilities and faith around the power of football. The foundation also provides scholarships to students nominated by miami-dade county schools in support of these goals.nfl grants disbursements - grants received from the nfl foundation partially fund coach of the week, athletic trainers, play 60, volunteer program, hometown huddle, crucial catch, social justice, salute to service and social responsibility. The foundation manages and disburses funds to support programming in the community. Community programs - miami dolphins sponsorship deals that have a community component (community relations or youth programs), have their allotted funds deposited into this account for use to fulfill the contracted community events.nat moore endowment scholarship fund - the nat moore scholarship endowment will provide scholarships to graduating seniors from high schools in miami-dade, broward, palm beach and monroe counties. No restriction is placed on the student's choice of school or discipline of study. The number of scholarships awarded is based on the funding available and the number of quality applications received. The scholarships are primarily distributed directly to colleges over four years, which helps to ensure that the student remains in school. The 2024 nmef recipient award amount is $51,852; and twelve awards will be disbursed in increments of $2,500 per year for four (4) years. The total nmef scholarships disbursed in 2024 for 2021-2024 scholarship recipients totals $62,500. Total fmu scholarship amount is $100,000 - construction trade.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 83% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 65
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.9%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 81.9%; rating input score 82; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: 43.7%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.64; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.9% of revenue deployed · 75.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 26 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 29 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.