Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 06-1537357 • 501(c)3 • North Branford, CT
Profile
The league organizes youth basketball leagues, clinics and programs for town residents 18 years of age and under. Approx 293 participants.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
22nd percentile
Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
36th percentile
Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
26th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$53,336
Down $9,253 (-15%) from 2019
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2019
Net Assets
Down$53,336
Down $9,253 (-15%) from 2019
Revenue
Down$41,791
Down $19,544 (-32%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$51,044
Down $15,016 (-23%) from 2019
Net Income
Down-$9,253
Down $4,528 (-96%) from 2019
Most recent year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The league organizes youth basketball leagues, clinics and programs for town residents 18 years of age and under. Approx 293 participants.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE LEAGUE ORGANIZES YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUES, CLINICS AND PROGRAMS FOR TOWN RESIDENTS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER. APPROX 293 PARTICIPANTS | - | $42,306 |
| THE LEAGUE ORGANIZES YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUES, CLINICS AND PROGRAMS FOR TOWN RESIDENTS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER. APPROX 293 PARTICIPANTS | - | $5,718 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER PIERCEY | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| JERRY NUZZO | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS PRATO | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVE TEODORO | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS MANNER | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| CRAIG CASSISTA | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JENNIFER PIERCEY | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS PIERCEY | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| CRAIG MILLER | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN FORNIER | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JIM JOHNSON | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS CAMERON | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| DREW GIRARDI | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses advertising 87 web site 575 office 396 insurance 1,612 fees 173 equipment 2,897 team travel 3,250 trophies 1,677 uniforms 12,474 end of year gifts 1,313 end of year party 279 tournaments 5,493 total 30,226”
“The league organizes youth basketball leagues, clinics and programs for town residents 18 years of age and under. Approx 293 participants.”
“The league organizes youth basketball leagues, clinics and programs for town residents 18 years of age and under. Approx 293 participants”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 87 WEB SITE 575 OFFICE 396 INSURANCE 1,612 FEES 173 EQUIPMENT 2,897 TEAM TRAVEL 3,250 TROPHIES 1,677 UNIFORMS 12,474 END OF YEAR GIFTS 1,313 END OF YEAR PARTY 279 TOURNAMENTS 5,493 TOTAL 30,226 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE LEAGUE ORGANIZES YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUES, CLINICS AND PROGRAMS FOR TOWN RESIDENTS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER. APPROX 293 PARTICIPANTS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2019 |
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