Trey Duffy Scholarship Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262354597
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4046142388
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$71,215
Expenses
$56,152
Assets
$2,659,921
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRYAN DUFFY (PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JAMIE BARTHOLOMAY NIEMIE (CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR)
  • BRYAN DUFFY (PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR)
  • WILLIAM T BARTHOLOMAY (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the corporation is to provide direct payments to college and post-secondary educational institutions on behalf of needy students and prospective students who seek an education in furtherance of a career in sports management and demonstrate academic excellence. It is anticipated that grantees will be current or former interns and employees of the atlanta braves major league ball club, its affiliates and one or more other professional sports franchises.

What it reported doing in 2025

The largest program service of the corporation is to identify interns or employees of the atlanta braves who want to pursue education at the college level in sports management. Those identified may be offered scholarships to attend college.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 64% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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 most voting board members are independent. 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: 17
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 19.5%; rating input score 19
  • Program expense ratio: 17.8%; rating input score 18
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: 21.2%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 47.37; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 19.5% of revenue deployed · 17.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 19/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 18/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.