Special Teams for Exceptional People Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 450835952
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Chelmsford, MA, USA
- Phone
- 9786018940
- Rating
- 66
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $25,615
- Expenses
- $25,359
- Assets
- $61,920
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DAVID CREAR (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DAVID CREAR (PRESIDENT)
- PETER KELLEY (VICE PRESIDE)
- DENISE GLIDDEN (TREASURER)
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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Special teams for exceptional people inc., (step) exists to facilitate social, recreational, sporting activities and events for children and adults with disabilities in order to instill in them confidence and self- esteem. These events and activities are inclusive to their siblings and families and are intended to teach everyone that there are no boundaries on what those with disabilities can do or achieve. The organization serves individuals and their families from the private sector as well as those in group homes, private schools and special treatment facilities. No one will be refused services because of their race, religion, sex, culture, nationality, ethnic origin or financial ability.
What it reported doing in 2025
These expenses are those directly incurred in running the various sporting and social events, such as the bike runs, bowlathons, dances and various social events. These costs also include the sporting gear, equipment and clothing necessary for the special needs individuals to compete safely.
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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 56
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 49
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 55.7%; rating input score 56
- Program expense ratio: 56.3%; rating input score 56
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.44; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 55.7% of revenue deployed · 56.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $14K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2012 to 2025
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.