Womens National Basketball Players Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

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

34 people listed

TERRI JACKSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $269,152 total reported compensation
JAYNE MARINELLI (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PLAY): $191,624 total reported compensation
MICHAEL GOLSHOLL (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF WNBP): $186,049 total reported compensation

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

See schedule o.

The wnbpa is a labor organization that represents wnba players.

Revenue model: Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Pass
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Missing
Foreign activity oversight: Limited
Grant itemization coverage: 80%; rating input score 80; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Related-party transparency: Limited

Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Operating margin: 61%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.89; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 27.4%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Program expense growth: Limited
Revenue growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 25.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
Leadership: top reported pay $269K · 34 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 37 filed money-flow records
Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
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.

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.