Atlanta Concorde Fire Soccer Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CONCORDE FIRE IS ORGANIZED IN A WAY TO ENCOURAGE AND TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PLAY SOCCER AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL OF THEIR ABILITIES AND AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPETITION.
- Income
- $6.1 million
- Spending
- $5.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 7.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $188,827, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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
0 of 7Reports no 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.
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 May 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 (1)
- $4.9 million spent. YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM- CONCORDE FIRE ASSOCIATION OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH SOCCER TO THE OVER 2,900 PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED BY A PAID COACHING STAFF. THE PROGRAM BEGINS WITH CAMPS IN THE SUMMER, THEN CONTINUES INTO TWO SEASONS IN THE FALL (SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER) AND SPRING (MARCH - JUNE). THE PROGRAM IS PUNCTUATED BY TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMPETITION OCCURS ON HOME FIELDS, ALONG WITH TRAVEL TO OTHER TEAMS FIELDS, PRIMARILY IN GEORGIA, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE PLAYERS PRACTICE TWO OR THREE TIMES PER WEEK AND AVERAGE ONE MATCH PER WEEKEND DURING THE SEASONS. THE PARENTS ARE INVOLVED AS SPECTATORS AND VOLUNTEERS IN ROLES, SUCH AS, TEAM MANAGER, TRAVEL COORDINATOR, TOURNAMENT COORDINATOR, ETC.. WE HAVE AN OFFICE WHERE THE PAID EMPLOYEES WORK, WHILE OTHERS WORK AT OUR VARIOUS ATHLETIC FIELDS AROUND THE CITY. THIS PROGRAM SERVES BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE GAME OF SOCCER BY TEACHING THEM THE FUNDAMENTALS, THEN COACHING THEM TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITION, ACCORDING TO A RANGE, FROM RECREATIONAL, TO HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. METRICS FOR SUCCESS IS THAT WE BUILD CONSISTENCY IN OUR TEACHING OF SOCCER, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EACH PLAYER, AND THE TEAM ON WHICH THEY PLAY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND THEN COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY. EACH YEAR, CONCORDE FIRE EXPECTS TO PLACE AT LEAST A DOZEN TEAMS IN THE COMPETITION FOR THE SCCL CUP, OR IN THE ECNL PLAYOFFS, WHICH SEEKS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST TEAMS THROUGH HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITION. THESE COMPETITIONS ARE HELD DURING EARLY JUNE. CHAMPIONS FROM THESE EVENTS GO TO REGIONALS AND THEN ON TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. CONCORDE FIRE ACHIEVES SUCCESS AT EACH LEVEL. MOST IMPORTANTLY, AROUND 30+ GRADUATING PLAYERS A YEAR RECEIVE FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 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 May 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 July 1984.
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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