Wauwatosa West Jr Trojans Baseball Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811831623
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Wauwatosa, WI, USA
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Baseball, Softball

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,877
Expenses
$61,243
Assets
$59,323
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Chris Zirbes (President)
  • Jessica Matthews (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Chris Zirbes (President)
  • Nick Ziarek (Treasurer)
  • Jenny Conway (Secretary)

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

The Corporation is organized exclusively for education and charitable purposes within the meaning of code section 501c3. Without limiting the foregoing the Corporation is dedicated to the organization promotion and sponsorship of amateur youth baseball competition and the instruction of the sport of baseball in an enjoyable safe and fair environment that fosters respect for others self-confidence and teamwork. The Corporation shall serve grade school and junior high school residents that live in the City of Wauwatosa and surrounding communities. To that end the Corporation shall receive gifts and make donations in furtherance of its purposes.

What it reported doing in 2024

Organized 7 youth baseball teams for players (grades 2-8) primarily residing in the Wauwatosa city limits. Provided a competitive atmosphere and positive learning environment for the players.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.4%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 45; 45th 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: -13.1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $68K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 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 — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.