United for Dc Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010616118
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2025875000
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$254,191
Expenses
$176,449
Assets
$366,451
Liabilities
$232,044

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN GEFFERT (PRESIDENT)
  • CRAIG ENGLE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN GEFFERT (PRESIDENT)
  • CRAIG ENGLE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KEVIN GOLDBERG (SECRETARY)

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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We share d.c. United's goal to: "win championships and serve the community." the d.c. United foundation is committed to bringing the international power of soccer directly into d.c. Area inner-city communities through our signature programs, the most prominent of which is the united soccer club. This growing program introduces the game of soccer and its many social, nutritional and educational benefits to d.c. Area youth through weekend and after-school programs. Through our local and national corporate partners, fan-base, governmental agencies, the united soccer foundation and our own fundraising efforts, we are committed to continuing to reach over thousands of children each year and contribute over $1 million dollars to the charitable needs of our nation's capital.

What it reported doing in 2014

United soccer club created from the requests of many parents in the greater Washington area, creates opportunities for youth, in k through 3rd grades, to play organized soccer in a number of urban areas. There are fourteen sites throughout the region that reach over 1,000 youth participants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.9%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 76.1%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1,694.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

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; 63rd 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: 30.6%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.08; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.63; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.9% of revenue deployed · 76.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $134K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.