North Grounds Softball League
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What it says it does
HOSTED THE UVA LAW SOFTBALL INVITATIONAL, IN WHICH OVER 110 SOFTBALL TEAMS FROM OVER 45 DIFFERENT LAW SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED. NGSL DONATED $20,000 TO LOCAL CHARITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. NGSL ALSO CONTRIBUTED $500 TO UVA LAW'S PUBLIC INTEREST LAW ASSOCIATION. NGSL MAINTAINS A MEMBERSHIP OF 40 TO 60 LAW STUDENTS. THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS THE UMPIRES OF SOFTBALL GAMES, THE PLANNERS OF SOCIAL EVENTS, AND THE ORGANIZERS OF THE REGULAR SEASON, PLAYOFFS, AND SPRING INVITATIONAL.
- Income
- $165,362
- Spending
- $127,138
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $77,430 spent. THE NORTH GROUNDS SOFTBALL (NGSL) IS A 501(C)(4) NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE TO RUN THE FALL AND SPRING SOFTBALL SEASONS AT UVA LAW SCHOOL AND TO HOST THE UVA LAW SOFTBALL INVITATIONAL EVERY SPRING, IN WHICH OVER 115 SOFTBALL TEAMS FROM OVER 50 DIFFERENT LAW SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE. FURTHERMORE, EVERY YEAR NGSL DONATES THE MAJORITY OF ITS PROCEEDS FROM THE INVITATIONAL TO A LOCAL CHARITY, READYKIDS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. NGSL ALSO CONTRIBUTES SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO UVA LAW'S PUBLIC INTEREST LAW ASSOCIATION EVERY YEAR. TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS, NGSL MAINTAINS A MEMBERSHIP OF 40 TO 60 LAW STUDENTS. THESE INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AS THE UMPIRES OF SOFTBALL GAMES, THE PLANNERS OF SOCIAL EVENTS, AND THE ORGANIZERS OF THE REGULAR SEASON, PLAYOFFS, AND SPRING INVITATIONAL.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 June 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 July 2010.
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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