West Chester Area Sports Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 232802239
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- West Chester, PA, USA
- Phone
- 6106087346
- Rating
- 95
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Amateur Sports Competitions
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $85,444
- Expenses
- $96,325
- Assets
- $29,028
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- GARY ZIMMERMAN (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- GARY ZIMMERMAN (PRESIDENT)
- GARY BEVILACQUA (VICE PRESIDE)
- SARAH WARNER (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the west chester area sports association (wcasa) is to promote and develop all sports (baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer, and softball), to develop each athlete to the maximum of his or her ability and goals, and to foster a spirit of sportsmanship and fellowship within and among its members. Wcasa is committed to sports excellence and sportsmanship and strives to be the premier sports organization and facility in Pennsylvania. In pursuit of these goals, wcasa is committed to providing the best available facilities, coaches, and opportunities for its players in all sports and all ages within the resources of the wcasa. Each player in each of the sports shall be afforded the opportunity to play at the highest level commensurate with his or her ability and commitment to the game. As a non-profit organization run by volunteers, the continued success of wcasa is dependent upon the active and expected participation of parents/guardians and players.
What it reported doing in 2025
Since 1996, the west chester area sports association (wcasa) has provided a recreational facility for more than 10,000 (estimated) league participants each year (ages 4-80) through the organized sports of soccer, football, lacrosse, baseball, and softball. Additional exposure through special events is in the area of an additional 5,000 outside players. We estimate our exposure to be 12,000-15,000 local residents annually comprised of both male and female participants affiliated with the following leagues: west chester united soccer club - youth soccer west chester lacrosse association (wc lax) little all-american football association (lafa) - youth football and cheerleading east side little league (esll) - youth baseball chester county co-ed softball league - adult recreational men's & women's softball chester county slow-pitch softball league - adult men's softball church modified softball league - adult men's softball teams sponsored by local churches west chester wildfire softball league - youth girls fast-pitch softball west chester modified softball league - adult men's softball brandywine valley senior softball league - adult men's softball (over 50 years of age) wcasa sports complex has also hosted numerous community affairs such as chester county sheriff's canine training and various non-profit benefit events to raise both money and awareness for items such as american cancer society, spca, traumatic brain injury awareness, chester county hero fund, esll challenger series (disabled youth), breast cancer awareness, childhood cancer research, et al. Funds are raised through entry fees and donations during these special events. Wcasa sports complex is a 17-acre facility built with monetary and trade donations in 1996 and continues to operate as a non-profit organization with no regular municipal funding. Wcasa strives off the donated time of thousands of adult participants as well as the parents of thousands of youth and with local businesses to enable our continued operation as a state of the art facility. It consists of 5 lighted playing fields including (1) official little league baseball field, (2) softball fields per specification of the amateur softball association of pa, (1) football/lacrosse field based on national federation of high schools specifications, and (1) soccer field based on nfhs specifications. The fields are maintained from moneys raised through league entry fees, local business donated services, and participant assessments. All operational expenses are billed to the leagues quarterly. Wcasa is responsible for common area expenses, concession expenses, and large upgrades/repairs.
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
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: 100
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99.2%; rating input score 99
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -12.7%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 23; 23rd 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: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -4.5% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $96K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 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 27/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.