Stars FC Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
995086288
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6028850358
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Soccer

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,060
Expenses
$5,726
Assets
$8,275
Liabilities
$941

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

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kenneth Laird (President)

People named in this filing

  • Kenneth Laird (President)

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

To foster the physical, mental and emotional growth and development of the youth in the State of Arizona through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promote and further develop the game of soccer. Organize and govern the game of soccer for players in STARS FC FOUNDATION for purposes of USL2 and Faith based outreach and ministry sanctioned activities. Provide top level environment for the players, coaches and teams. Assign administrative responsibilities to member organizations. Develop the game in franchised area as assigned by USL2. Provide programs for the CCV stars. Administer and conduct competition as required by USL2. Develop affiliate relationships with other clubs to maximize use of resources and efforts. Represent this organization in all matters of organized youth soccer with regard to US Soccer and USL 2 League. Provide faith-based outreach and a faith-based environments for all of our players through Christ Church of the valley. Protect the interest of STARS FC FOUNDATION, its teams, its players, its leagues, and the aforementioned in their membership in leagues and national associations

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.8%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 56.2%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.