West Chester Lacrosse Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263559068
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Chester, PA, USA
Phone
6785956637
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Amateur Sports

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$521,526
Expenses
$476,433
Assets
$808,590
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL DEWEY (PRESIDENT)
  • GINA COLLEY-HOLGATE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • GINA COLLEY-HOLGATE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $61,625 total reported compensation
  • AMANDA GIONFRIDDO (GIRLS DIRECTOR): $37,125 total reported compensation
  • KIM MARSH (BOARD MEMBER): $22,125 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

West Chester Lacrosse Association (WCLA) Founded in 1984 by Roger Smith, West Chester Lacrosse is a voluntary 501 C (3) organization dedicated to the development of a lifelong love of the sport of lacrosse. Utilizing a safeenvironment, our mission is to promote character, teamwork, respect, and sportsmanship in thegame of lacrosse.

What it reported doing in 2024

West Chester Lacrosse Association (WCLA) is a voluntary 501 (3) organization dedicated to the development of a lifelong love of the sport of lacrosse. Utilizing a safe environment, our mission is to promote character, teamwork, respect, and sportsmanship in the game of lacrosse. 2024 programs Lacrosse, Field Hockey Fall Futures, Field Hockey Spring Futures, Field Hockey Middle School Prep Camp. New programs for 2024 United Sports Training Center Winter Lacrosse and speed school.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 45
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 74%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 62.5%; rating input score 62; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.6%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.7; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65% of revenue deployed · 74% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $352K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $62K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 1/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.