Sports Academy Marlins Booster Club
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Our organization is educational, by either teaching sports to youth and being affiliated with the high school swim programs. Our organization develops, promotes and regulates swimming as a sport for youth. We also are a USA Sanctioned team sport that is organized and operated to compete and foster national and International amateur sports competition. We pay for our own facility use, our own continuing education, our own travel, activities, outfitting our coaches to be professional as they travel for work, outfitting the team for meets and equipment.
- Income
- $187,024
- Spending
- $189,593
- Reserves
- -0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 11 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 145% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 December 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)
- $89,658 spent. We achieve our purpose by daily educating youth in the sport of swimming. Spending hours teaching, reading, learning, attending continuing education, providing mentorship, fun and building of a safe sport community. We travel to many national competitions that our athletes qualify to attend. In 2020 we traveled to Vegas, California, all over Utah to attend competitions. Every year we travel to many other states to compete. In order to continue our efforts as coaches, we try to provide opportunities for education as well as opportunities for our team locally to grow and develop. We have had 7 athletes attend Division 1 schools on swim scholarships in the last 5 years. Our teams is the only competitive swim program in the valley with over 200 athletes. The program continues to provide youth with the ability to learn and grow through experiences they wouldnt normally have.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 November 6, 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 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 2000.
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 November 4, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.