Stars United Sc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462501544
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Cranberry Township, PA, USA
Phone
4123912920
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Soccer

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$50
Expenses
$55,543
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT J MACZURA (PRESIDENT)
  • GRAEME EASTGATE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ROBERT J MACZURA (PRESIDENT)
  • GRAEME EASTGATE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT PATRY (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. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of stars united soccer club is to help our players improve as soccer players and to help them grow as young people. Our staff will focus on improving each player's technical, tactical, physical and psychosocial abilities by using positive, constructive coaching methods. Our aim is to develop each player's appreciation for values like teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline, and sportsmanship.

What it reported doing in 2017

Outdoor training - the stars united sc training program begins in the spring and is held on monday and tuesday evenings. Age groups run from u9 to u18. There is also a separate training program for goalkeepers. This program deals with the four complementary components of tactical, technical, physical and psychosocial aspects to create clever players, capable of adapting to the constantly changing circumstances of the game.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 24
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88.8%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: -110,986%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -50.3% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -73.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -64.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2014 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.