The Sidekick Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651059560
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Coral Springs, FL, USA
Phone
9543405425
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Expenses
$1,591
Assets
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID ALVAS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID ALVAS (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID PEOPLES (DIRECTOR)
  • GERALD GLUCK (DIRECTOR)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide relief to the distressed and/or the underpriviledged by: (1) increasing awareness of the benefits of martial arts training to improve mental and physical health; (2) providing scholarships for training; and (3) the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the code.

What it reported doing in 2017

Supported 20 children for 1 year in martial arts programs. Support included tuition, uniforms and fees. These children included youngsters with cerevral palsy, fetal alcohol syndrome, downs syndrome, adhd and a host of other problems, as well as choldren from families who were not competent at supporting their children financially or emotionally.

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
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 84% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • 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: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -24.4% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 3 of 3 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2011 to 2017
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.