Winners Circle XR Academy Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872782692
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Providence, RI, USA
Phone
4014976988
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Reported finances

Revenue
$205,349
Expenses
$257,611
Assets
$38,194
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JUAN RODRIGUEZ (Executive Director)
  • GLADYS THOMPSON (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • JUAN RODRIGUEZ (Executive Director): $100,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Empowering underserved students with access to advanced technology and dynamic educational STEAM Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics programs and competitions to develop critical skills for the future.

What it reported doing in 2025

Esports Program The Esports Program engages students through competitive gaming while developing critical skills such as teamwork communication and strategic thinking. Participants take part in structured gaming leagues coaching sessions and workshops that emphasize both gameplay and career pathways in the esports industry including broadcasting event management and game design. The program creates a positive and inclusive environment where students build leadership skills digital citizenship and academic discipline while exploring opportunities in a rapidly growing global industry. Program Metrics FY25: a. Engaged more than 75 students in structured leagues and training sessions b. Hosted over 10 competitive events and tournaments c. Approximately 80% of participants demonstrated improved teamwork and communication skills d. Introduced at least 5 career pathways within the esports and digital media industry e. Maintained a participant retention rate of approximately 85%

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 most voting board members are independent. 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: 21
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 66
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 16.1%; rating input score 16
  • Program expense ratio: 12.8%; rating input score 13
  • Fundraising efficiency: $33.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.5%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 38.8%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 65% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -33.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 16.1% of revenue deployed · 12.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 9 filed program accomplishments · $33K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 16/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.