Tartan Backers Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
201043053
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4042528389
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,346
Expenses
$4,015
Assets
$128,961

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRIS EDMONDS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHRIS EDMONDS (PRESIDENT)
  • SHANNON CAIN (TREASURER)
  • DONZALEIGH ARRINGTON (VP & SECRETA)

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

Tartan backers association is the parents' booster club for the athletic programs of the galloway school, an independant school in atlanta, ga, serving pre-school - grade 12. Tartan backers association sells spirit wear clothing and sells snacks at the gym concessions stands. All proceeds are used to benefit the school's athletic programs. Tartan backers association also publicizes and positively promotes galloway athletics within the school and the community at large.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promote athletics at the galloway school by organizing and funding senior nights, fan buses, community events, etc. Organize staff for the concession stands. Sell spirit wear. Purchase equipment for athletics not covered by school budget. Recognize the passing of athletes' families through memorials.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending 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: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39.7%; rating input score 40
  • Program expense ratio: 33.1%; rating input score 33

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 32.12; rating input score 97; 97th 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: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39.7% of revenue deployed · 33.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 40/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.