U.S. Soccer

Overview

Mission

U.S. Soccer exists in service to soccer. Our ambition is to ignite a national passion for soccer. We believe soccer is more than a sport, it is a force for good. Since that time, the state of U.S. Soccer has evolved significantly. The USMNT played in seven consecutive FIFA World Cups from 1990-2014 and advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2002 event. U.S. Soccer is a world leader in women’s soccer at every level, and the USWNT has won four FIFA Women’s World Cups and four Olympic Gold Medals – an accomplishment that no other country on the women’s side has reached. The United States has also hosted three World Cups with the support of its members and strong organizational abilities. NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SUCCESS Professionally, Major League Soccer continues to grow in popularity and prestige with 30 teams announced throughout North America as well as i.

Operating model

Revenue model

Other-operating. 72% 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.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 68
• Transparency & Controls: 77
• Accountability: 100
• Sustainability: 42
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
• Where the money goes: 69.8% of revenue deployed · 71.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $185.5M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $5M · 45 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $22.6M reported
• Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
• Schedules: 12 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
• Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 64 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 43 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.

• High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
• High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.