Ward 7 Blue Bulls Youth Organization
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 880660086
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 3012578742
- Rating
- 42
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Football
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $20,250
- Expenses
- $12,590
- Assets
- $57,656
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Keisha Odom (President)
- Vernon Ham (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Keisha Odom (President)
- Vernon Ham (Vice President)
- Julian Lewis (Commissioner)
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
To empower and uplift the youth in under-resourced areas through comprehensive programming that takes a holistic approach for no cost or financial burden.
What it reported doing in 2024
The DC Blue Bulls Youth Organization provides comprehensive support to underserved youth in Washington, DC, through a variety of sports and recreational programs. These programs aim to promote physical health, teamwork, discipline, and community engagement. Programs and Services Provided: *Youth Sports Programs: The organization offers multiple sports programs, including football, basketball, cheerleading, and others, designed to foster teamwork, skill development, and physical fitness. *Cheerleading: In addition to traditional sports, DC Blue Bulls now includes cheerleading, offering a platform for girls and boys to participate in physical activity and develop leadership and performance skills. *Mentorship and Education: Youth also benefit from mentorship programs that focus on personal development, academic success, and life skills. This includes regular coaching on goal-setting, resilience, and community involvement. Impact and Reach: *200+ Youth Served: The DC Blue Bulls organization serves over 200 youth in the community, offering them opportunities for growth and development both on and off the field. *Engagement in the Ward 8 Community: The program is particularly focused on engaging youth in the Ward 8 area, helping to uplift a historically underserved population and provide them with structured activities that promote positive life outcomes. The DC Blue Bulls' efforts help provide youth with a safe, supportive environment, contributing to their overall development and well-being, while strengthening the fabric of the local community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 9
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 79
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 7.4%; rating input score 7
- Program expense ratio: 11.9%; rating input score 12
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 37.8%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.58; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -192.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -80% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 7.4% of revenue deployed · 11.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 7/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.