United States Basketball Writers Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 541048808
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Fenton, MO, USA
- Phone
- 6363434511
- Rating
- 58
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $91,935
- Expenses
- $82,398
- Assets
- $66,840
- Liabilities
- $6,000
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
People named in this filing
- LUKE DECOCK (1ST VICE-PRE)
- STU DURANDO (2ND VICE-PRE)
- MALCOLM MORAN (EXECUTIVE DI)
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
To promote the best interests of amateur basketball, specifically college basketball, for both men and women, through: a. The responsible and vigorous practice of the craft of journalism; and b. Cooperative efforts with organizations dedicated to related purposes, such as the national association of basketball coaches, basketball hall of fame, ncaa, other writers- and journalism organizations and journalism educational institutions. To encourage and recognize outstanding achievements in sportsmanship, play, coaching, sports writing or in other fields contributing to the advancement of the game. To standardize forms and procedures in the compilation of basketball statistics and to secure improved press services and facilities to improve the dissemination of and access to basketball news in all written media to bring basketball writers together in a closer bond of fellowship to promote better understanding and greater respect and better working relationships among basketball writers as a
What it reported doing in 2025
To promote the best interests of amateur basketball, specifically college basketball, for both men and women through: selecting, recognizing and awarding college basketball participants with the following: 1. Oscar robertson trophy (since 1959) - recognizing the usbwa player of the year. 2. Henry iba award (since 1959) - recognizing the college basketball coach of the year. 3. Wayman tisdale award (since 1989) - recognizing the national top freshman player of year. 4. Selects a national women's player, freshman and coach of the year. 5. Selects the all district teams. 6. Selects the all-american teams for men and women (since 1959) 7. Selects a most courageous winner annually, recognizing coaches and players who provide inspiration to others. 8. Works with the ncaa to provide better working realtions between journalists and coaches. 9. Work with various media forms to promote college basketball. 10. To be a presence at each final four event promoting the usbwa, the members, the sport of college basketball, sports journalists, and the interactions of all parties for the benefit of the sport.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 32
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 50.7%; rating input score 51
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 10.4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 22.2%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 50.7% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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 51/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.