America Scores
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
America SCORES Seattle inspires youth to lead healthy lives, be engaged students and have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world.
- Income
- $317,908
- Spending
- $310,803
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 40%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 35% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
0 of 250 of 0 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (2)
- $310,803 spent. SOCCER PROGRAM: SCORES PROVIDES 24 WEEKS OF SOCCER AT SCHOOLS AND RECREATION CENTERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. OUR SOCCER PROGRAMMINGINCLUDES WEEKLY PRACTICE SESSIONS AND GAME DAYS. EACH PRACTICE SESSION FOCUSES ON SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TEAM BUILDING. WEEKLY SOCCERGAMES ARE PART OF A FULL LEAGUE STRUCTURE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. OUR GAMES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FORFAMILIES AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR POETATHLETES ON THE PLAYING FIELD. THE SEASONS CULMINATE IN PLAYOFFS, AND WE ALSO OFFERTWO LARGESCALE TOURNAMENTS EACH YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF SOCCER COACHES ARE TEACHERS FROM THE STUDENT'S HOME SCHOOL. OUR COACHESRECEIVE OVER 10 HOURS OF TRAINING AND SUPPORT FROM DC SCORES STAFF IN POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND SOCCER SPECIFIC TRAINING.
- WRITING: POETRY & SERVICE-LEARNING SCORES PROVIDES 12 WEEKS OF POETRY/SPOKEN WORD PROGRAMMING FOR OUR POETATHLETES DURING THE FALL SEASON. EACH PARTICIPANT IS LEAD BY WRITING COACHES TO FIND THEIR VOICE THROUGH POETRY. OUR PARTICIPANTS LEARN A VARIETY OF POETIC DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND THEN WORK WITH THEIR TEAMMATES TO CREATE AN ORIGINAL TEAM SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE. EACH TEAM PERFORMS THEIR ORIGINAL WORK AT OUR ANNUAL POETRY SLAM! THE LARGEST SUCH EVENT IN THE DISTRICT. IN THE SPRING OUR TEAMS WORK TOGETHER TO COMPLETE A SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT. EACH TEAM IDENTIFIES AN ISSUE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BY THE END OF THE SEASON EACH TEAM HAS MADE A DOCUMENTED IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITY, AND SHOWCASES THEIR WORK AT OUR ANNUAL FESTIVAL CALLED THE JAMBOREE! EACH POETATHLETE LEARNS THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER AND HOW THEIR VOICE/ACTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. LIKE WITH SOCCER, THE MAJORITY OF OUR WRITING COACHES ARE TEACHERS FROM THE STUDENT'S HOME SCHOOL AND RECEIVE OVER 10 HOURS OF TRAINING AND SUPPORT FROM SCORES STAFF IN POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CURRICULUMSPECIFIC TRAINING.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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