Stratford Cheer Booster Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473979428
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$99,942
Expenses
$106,375
Assets
$12,532

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kristen Carlson (Booster Club President)
  • Emily Dickey (Vice President of Fundraising)

People named in this filing

  • Kristen Carlson (Booster Club President)
  • Emily Dickey (Vice President of Fundraising)
  • Courtney Hodge (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

The Stratford Cheer Booster Club supports the Stratford High School cheerleaders and mascots by raising funds and providing financial assistance for tumbling mats competition uniforms competition registration fees travel costs stunt clinics summer camp expenses gameday expenses pep rally expenses and other team-related expenses. During the year the organization conducted fundraising events and received community donations to support student athletes. Funds were used to cover program expenses support program needs and enhance the overall experience of participating athletes.

What it reported doing in 2025

Cheer Program Support -- The organization supports Stratford High Schools cheer program by raising funds and providing financial assistance to 46 student-athletes. During the year funds were raised through donations and fundraising events and were used to purchase uniforms and equipment cheer mats cheer signs etc. support training cheer camp and stunt clinics and competition expenses and enhance the overall experience of participating cheerleaders and mascots.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.4%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 14; 14th 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: 32.2% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -40.8% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $106K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.