The Groton Soccer Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274082537
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Groton, CT, USA
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$80,837
Expenses
$88,559
Assets
$46,044

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD LOACH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DUANGPORN WANAPUN (TREASURER)
  • RICHARD LOACH (PRESIDENT)
  • MCHAEL WHEELER (VICE-PRESIDE)

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

Groton soccer club (gsc) provides youth soccer programs for children of groton, ct, by providing educational and recreational programs such as fall and spring outdoor soccer practices, winter indoor training sessions for kids 3-7, plus competitive soccer games and scrimmages as a member of the southeastern Connecticut junior soccer association (secjsa) district of the Connecticut junior soccer association for children ages 8-13. The latter program includes practices, training sessions, scrimmages, skills clinics, workshops and competitive games against other towns in our secjsa district. Per the secjsa rules, all players in the programs reside in groton, ct and are coached with the help of parent volunteers. Our revenues come entirely from membership fees and donations. All activities take place at a local sports fields or gyms. 100 percent of the the organization's time is allocated to these programs, and approximately 98-99percent of the organization's revenues and expenses are alloc

What it reported doing in 2025

Groton soccer club (gsc) provides youth soccer programs for children of groton, ct, by providing educational and recreational programs such as fall and spring outdoor soccer practices, winter indoor training sessions for kids 3-7, plus competitive soccer games and scrimmages as a member of the southeastern Connecticut junior soccer association (secjsa) district of the Connecticut junior soccer association for children ages 8-13. The latter program includes practices, training sessions, scrimmages, skills clinics, workshops and competitive games against other towns in our secjsa district. Per the secjsa rules, all players in the programs reside in groton, ct and are coached with the help of parent volunteers. 100 percent of the the organization's time is allocated to these programs, and approximately 98-99percent of the organization's revenues and expenses are allocated to these programs, including equipment, coaching, and indoor rental fees. The remainder goes toward insurance. Gsc youth soccer programs further our exempt purpose by educating players on the game of soccer, building team work and discipline, as well as providing after school and weekend activity for children.

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: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.3%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.6%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 32; 32nd 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: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $86K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.