United Soccer Coaches Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
481127290
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-T 2021
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
8164711941
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Recreation& Sports N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,535,184
Expenses
$6,640,267
Assets
$507,099
Liabilities
$2,272,641

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Geoff VanDeusen (CEO)
  • Joe Cummings III (Former CEO)
  • Ashlee Fontes-Comber (Past President)
  • David Carr (President; Past President)
  • Rusty Oglesby (Vice President; President)
  • Heather Dyche (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Geoff VanDeusen (CEO): $201,878 total reported compensation
  • Angela Eliason (COO): $143,194 total reported compensation
  • Beth Sullivan (CFO): $141,581 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of United Soccer Coaches is to provide programs and services that enhance, contribute to, and advocate for the development and recognition of soccer coaches, players, and the game we love.

What it reported doing in 2023

Education: United Soccer Coaches prides itself on providing coaches at all levels unparalleled educational opportunities. The Association provides several learning opportunities through its Coaching Academy, whose curriculum focuses on developing the individual coach. The Association's eLearning platform delivers diverse topics for coaches, on their schedule, and other coaching resources. From the novice coach to the well-seasoned coach, United Soccer Coaches has provided comprehensive instructional sessions to 2500 coaches this year with combined in-person and online courses.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 94% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 73
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.4%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 79.3%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -20%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 4.48; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.1%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.4% of revenue deployed · 79.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $202K · 18 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.5M reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 39 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule M noncash within contributions did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.