US Swimming Inc USA Swimming-Border LSC

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311012797
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
El Paso, TX, USA
Phone
9155256074
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,278
Expenses
$87,546
Assets
$127,586

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Bret Elliott (Chairman)
  • Adrian Slater (VP Finance)
  • Monica Benjamin (Vice Chair)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

It is our mission to promote high quality competitive swimming programs by providing an environment where our members can achieve their greatest potential in and out of the water.Our core values are teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity and to nurture.

What it reported doing in 2024

Supports USA Swimming and amateur swimming athletes; Provides meet set-up, equipment and operation of local swim meets; Supports amateur athletes to attend USA swimming meets in Regional and National competitions; Hosts workshops for athletes, officials and coaches for additional training opportunities. Over 900 athletes benefit from the services and programs that Border Swimming provides. There are two seasons (Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter) under which Border Swimming works year-round to ensure the highest level of training and competition for the amateur swimmer.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.1%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.5%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 57; 57th 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: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $87K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.