Beat the Streets Wrestling Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
- Only 40% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE WRESTLING PROGRAMS IN NYC FOR K-12 STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO POSITIVE OUTLETS FOR THEIR TALENTS AND POTENTIAL. BTS SERVES STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 82% ARE CHILDREN OF COLOR AND 74% ARE CONSIDERED DISADVANTAGED BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE BEGINNER TO ADVANCED WRESTLING TRAINING TO PREPARE CAPABLE STUDENTS TO COMPETE AT THE CITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION TO WRESTLING TRAINING, BTS EMPHASIZES OFF-THE-MAT DEVELOPMENT BY DRAWING PARALLELS BETWEEN WRESTLING AND LIFE CHALLENGES, AND BY OFFERING COLLEGE VISITS, SAT PREP TUTORING, FINANCIAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 40%
- Reserves
- -1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 65
- Highest pay
- $211,410, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 117% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1540% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $268,904 spent. THE JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM PROVIDES EQUIPMENT, COACHES, AND ORGANIZED COMPETITIONS TO NYC MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO CREATE AND IMPROVE WRESTLING PROGRAMS. JUNIOR LEAGUE STUDENT-ATHLETES LEARN HOW TO BE SELF RELIANT AND WORK ON A TEAM, IMPROVE THEIR FITNESS AND DEVELOP BASIC WRESTLING SKILLS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS 27 MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS, OFFERING PROGRAMS TO FIRST THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS. IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THERE WERE 515 JUNIOR LEAGUE PARTICIPANTS, 135 OF WHOM WERE GIRLS. THERE IS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON CONTINUING AN ATHLETIC CAREER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, SERVING AS A FEEDER PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL PUBLIC SCHOOL ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PSAL) WRESTLING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS SOME PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
- $217,184 spent. THE BEAT THE STREETS ACADEMY IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM GEARED TO PROVIDING OUR MOST ENGAGED STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH A DYNAMIC AND HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. ACADEMY MEMBERS WILL NOT ONLY LEARN VALUABLE WRESTLING SKILLS FROM BTS STAFF-COACHES BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. THE PROGRAM RUNS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND IS CENTERED AROUND 10 ACADEMY DAYS, FEATURING WORLD-CLASS CLINICIANS AND SPEAKERS, AN ANNUAL CAREER DAY, COLLEGE VISITS, LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS, AND COLLEGE / CAREER PREPARATION. ACADEMY HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED IN SIZE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS WITH 200 PARTICIPANTS.IN 2024-2025, THE ACADEMY HAD A 100% GRADUATION AND COLLEGE/MILITARY ENTRANCE RATE FOR PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. 100% OF PARTICIPANTS INCREASED IN AT LEAST ONE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CAPACITY SUCH AS SELF-CONFIDENCE, COMMUNITY, SELF-MANAGEMENT, ETC. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES ALSO SUCCEEDED ON THE WRESTLING MAT AS WE HAD THE FIRST ACADEMY MEMBER BECOME A TWO-TIME NHSCA NATIONAL CHAMPION. ACADEMY MEMBERS ALSO WON STATE TITLES AND ALL-AMERICAN HONORS AT VARIOUS TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OFF THE MAT STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS CONTINUING THEIR ACADEMIC AND WRESTLING CAREERS AT SOME OF THE NATION'S BEST UNIVERSITIES.BTS SENDS STUDENT-ATHLETES TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. BY FULLY FUNDING COMPETITION AND TRAVEL, BTS YOUTH FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS CAN COMPETE WITH THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE COUNTRY AND BECOME EXPOSED TO COLLEGE COACHES AT THE D1, D2, AND D3 LEVELS. THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO VISIT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND DIFFERENT COLLEGE CAMPUSES AS A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.
- $146,923 spent. THE TRAINING CENTER PROGRAM PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN 2024-2025. THE TRAINING CENTER IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS FROM K-12TH GRADE, WITH PRACTICES OFFERED 3-4 DAYS PER WEEK. IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON, THERE WERE 2,474 REGISTERED STUDENT-ATHLETES, 532 OF WHOM WERE GIRLS. THIS WAS AN 11% OVERALL INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR BECAUSE OF INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH HIGH SCHOOL COACHES AND STUDENT-ATHLETES. THROUGH THE TRAINING CENTER, STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE ACCESS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS WORLD-CLASS COACHES TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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