United States Eventing Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
226071187
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Leesburg, VA, USA
Phone
7037790440
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,103,035
Expenses
$4,597,235
Assets
$2,100,568
Liabilities
$1,230,747

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MOLLY PELLEGRINI (PRESIDENT - AT LARGE)
  • ALLISON DEVERAUX MURPHY (VICE PRESIDENT OF AREA AFFAIRS)
  • JENNIFER HOWLETT ROUSSEAU (VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATIO)
  • LAUREN NICHOLSON (VICE PRESIDENT OF ACTIVE A)
  • RUSTY LOWE (VICE PRESIDENT OF SAFETY)
  • SHARYN ANTICO (VICE PRESIDENT OF COMPETITIONS/ORGANIZERS REPRESEN)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN R BURK (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $202,353 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT WINTER (SENIOR DIR IT): $119,956 total reported compensation
  • KATIE LOKEY (SENIOR DIR PROGRAMS AND MARKETING): $118,804 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advance the sport of eventing through education of riders, trainers, officials, and organizers, with the health and well-being of the horse of paramount importance. The association, through the direction of the board of governors, continues to strive to make the sport of eventing safe, fun, fair, and affordable to all who join our ranks.

What it reported doing in 2024

Merchandise - merchandise inventory supports the usea's mission as a non-profit by promoting eventing and providing resources that educate and raise awareness of the sport. Sales include branded and event-specific items for the organizaton and hosting of competitions, while the usea also serves as the sole u.s. Distributor of cross-country safety mechanisms, frangible devices, which are essential to improving safety in the sport.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 69% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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 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: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.5%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 50.3%; rating input score 50
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.59; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.6%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.5% of revenue deployed · 50.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $202K · 27 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 58/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.