University at Buffalo Rugby Alumni Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 813731499
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Clarence, NY, USA
- Phone
- 8458257784
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Amateur Sports Competitions
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $17,807
- Expenses
- $20,729
- Assets
- $39,190
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KEN MULVEY (President)
- JOHN DUTTON ASPLAND (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- KEN MULVEY (President)
- MICHAEL BARKACHY (Treasurer)
- JOHN DUTTON ASPLAND (Vice President)
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
The UBRAA is comprised of former UB rugby players whose mission is to continue to enhance and promote the college rugby player's experience for all current members of the UBRFC. Through our financial contributions to core club functions and our networking program, we will continue helping undergraduates enjoy the beautiful sport of rugby, build strong relationships, and learn skills that will enhance their personal development both on and off the pitch.
What it reported doing in 2025
Contributions to core club functions and undergraduate assistance with equipment and supplies.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% for grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 67
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 37
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.6%; rating input score 71
- Program expense ratio: 60.7%; rating input score 61
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -16.4%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.89; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 34.3% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 70.6% of revenue deployed · 60.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $13K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.