Yardley Makefield Soccer (YMS)
EIN: 23-2271377 · Tax status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit (since May 1991)
Overview
Yardley Makefield Soccer (YMS) is a youth soccer club based in Yardley, PA (Bucks County), in the eastern Pennsylvania / Philadelphia exurban corridor. The legal entity is registered as Yardley Morrisville Soccer Inc, with operations centered at Macclesfield Park (255 Lower Morrisville Road, Fallsington, PA 19054). The club was founded in 1979 and has held 501(c)(3) status since 1991.
YMS markets itself as a “National Champions Soccer club,” referring to multiple US Youth Soccer National Championship titles earned across the club’s history. It is one of the larger nonprofit youth soccer organizations in Bucks County by revenue and runs a full pyramid from recreation through ECNL Regional League.
Financials
(HIGH — ProPublica 990, FY2024)
- Total revenue: $2,841,135
- Total expenses: $2,280,141
- Net assets: $2,520,225
- Revenue mix: Program services 98.9% ($2.8M), investment income 1.0%, contributions 0.1%
The FY2024 revenue figure represents a step-function increase from earlier years (FY2023 disclosed revenue was approximately $913K), reflecting either a reporting consolidation, the Macclesfield/TEC indoor build-out coming online, or growth in the competitive program. The strong net asset position ($2.5M) indicates a financially healthy club with a balance sheet to support facility investment.
Notably, all listed officers receive zero compensation — operations are run via paid coaching/director staff below the officer line, with volunteer board governance.
Teams & Players
YMS programs span the full age and ability spectrum:
- Mini Kickers — youngest entry
- Recreation League — coed U3-U19 community play
- Pre-Academy / Academy — early competitive development
- Travel — competitive teams below ECNL-RL tier
- Elite / ECNL-RL — top competitive teams
- Technical Training Program (TTP) — supplemental skill work
- Special Stars — adaptive program
- Adult Coed League
- Indoor programs at YMS TEC (turf indoor facility)
League Affiliations
- ECNL Regional League (ECNL-RL) — both boys and girls compete in the Northeast Division (South), 2024-25 season
- EDP Soccer — Mid-Atlantic Conference for travel teams
- USYS — State Cup pathway, with national championship history
- EPYSA (Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association) — state-association sanctioning
YMS holds ECNL-RL franchise rights but not full ECNL — that next-tier elite pathway in the Philadelphia/Bucks corridor is held by FC DELCO, Penn Fusion, PA Classics, and the Philadelphia Union academy.
Facilities
- Macclesfield Park (Fallsington / Yardley) — primary outdoor home complex with multiple soccer fields
- YMS TEC — indoor turf training center owned/operated by the club; supports year-round programming and revenue diversification
The TEC indoor facility is a meaningful asset for a club of this size — most peer-tier clubs in eastern PA rent indoor time rather than owning it, and it likely contributes to the FY2024 revenue step-up.
Tournaments Hosted
- EPIC Tournament — long-running club-hosted tournament at Macclesfield
- Columbus Cup
Leadership
- George Schlieben — President (board, uncompensated)
- Jo Adachi — Vice President
- Ned Haubein — Treasurer
- Maureen McGroarty — Secretary
- David Simpson — Director of Coaching; among the first cohort to complete US Soccer’s in-person Director of Coaching License
College Placement
The club tracks college commitments by graduating class (Class of 2026 cohort actively listed) and runs need- and merit-based scholarship programs for player retention.
Competitive Position
YMS sits at the upper end of the second tier of eastern Pennsylvania youth soccer: above community travel clubs, with full ECNL-RL franchise and indoor facility ownership, but below the ECNL/MLS Next/GA franchise-holders (FC DELCO, Penn Fusion, PA Classics, Philadelphia Union Academy, Lower Merion SC). At ~$2.8M revenue and $2.5M net assets, it is one of the more financially robust nonprofit clubs in Bucks County.
The Bucks County market is sandwiched between the Philadelphia metro elite-pathway clubs to the south and southwest and the Century United / New Jersey clubs to the east, creating a competitive corridor where YMS competes with FC DELCO and Penn Fusion for upper-tier players who don’t go to the Union academy.
Industry Context
YMS is a useful reference case for the upper-second-tier nonprofit club archetype: a long-established 501(c)(3) with multi-million revenue, owned indoor facility, full ECNL-RL franchise but not full ECNL, and zero-comp officer governance. The owned indoor facility (TEC) is the key structural advantage versus same-tier peers — it supplies year-round revenue, controlled training environment, and a hard asset on the balance sheet.
The recent revenue scale change is worth tracking: a jump from sub-$1M to $2.8M indicates either consolidation of previously off-books programs, accounting cleanup, or genuine program growth, and would benefit from a multi-year trend pull on the next compilation pass.
Open Questions
- Multi-year revenue trend (was the FY2024 jump organic growth or a reporting consolidation?)
- Total team and player counts at the club level
- TEC indoor facility specs (square footage, field count, turf age)
- Boys vs girls ECNL-RL roster and competitive results
- Coach payroll and full-time staff count