Gotham Girls Roller Derby NFP Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Gotham Girls Roller Derby develops amateur female athletes for national and international roller derby competition, while promoting both physical and mental strength and independent spirit.
- Income
- $257,385
- Spending
- $356,960
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 80
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 39% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 97% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $332,833 spent. Over the 2024 calendar year Gotham Roller Derby enjoyed a full return to in-person programming. Boot Camps, Basic Training, Junior Derby, and regular team in-person training programs resumed in March 2024. Three weeks of Juniors Summer Camp offered day camp programming to skaters ages 7 to 17 in August of 2024. Combined, basic training and junior programming consisted of nearly 200 skaters. Gothams home team game season hosted 5 ticketed bouts at Lakeside in Prospect Park, Brooklyn and hosted one exhibition game at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey. Gothams Travel Team participated in 4 tournaments in several states throughout the season along with one game hosted by Gotham at LeFrak.Additional league events included a Drink and Draw event in April, start of season party in June, and an end of season party hosted in December. Gotham participated in events to table and raise league awareness in May at a Daves Lesbian Bar event and in September at the dapperQ Fashion Show. Gotham league and community members also participated in the Pride Parade in June. A Flash Tattoo fundraiser was hosted in July to raise funds for the league. A regular schedule of league meetings was sustained with a mix of virtual and in person events, and Gotham's DEI committee remained active. An online merch store was set up by league members and was a great success in offering year round merch for sale. Online programming offered through the Twitch platform featured public streams of recorded game footage, live streams of 2024 season games, and other creative content.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 September 2008.
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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