Operation Game on EIN 03-0480478

Operation Game on

EIN  03-0480478 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Solana Beach, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers golf to heal combat-injured troops with physical and mental disabilities.
Leadership
Tony Perez · President & CEO · $83K
Money in and out
$319K revenue, $210K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Offers golf to heal combat-injured troops with physical and mental disabilities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $319K in revenue, $210K in expenses, and $683K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$319K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$210K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$683K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $109K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.32
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
71.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +24% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$319K
FY2024▼ -2%
Expenses
$210K
FY2024▼ -11%
Total assets
$684K
FY2024▲ +24%
Total liabilities
$463
FY2024▼ -59%
Total revenue
$319K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$210K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$683K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$109K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$684K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $144K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Operation Game On gives returning combat-injured troops suffering from physical and mental disabilities a very special custom intro-to-golf package. Operation Game On provides them with golf lessons by certified PGA Golf instructors, professional fitting session at Taylor Mades The Kingdom, golf equipment including a brand new full set…

$144Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COperation Game on
EINHdr · item D03-0480478
Principal addressHdr · item CSolana Beach, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Joperationgameon.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N6A)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$82,800Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tony Perez’s $83K as President & CEO is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tony Perez$82,800$82,800$82,800$82,800$82,800

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$203K · 64%
Other revenue$102K · 32%
Investment income$14K · 4%
Contributions & grants64%$203K
Other revenue32%$102K
Investment income4%$14K
Total revenueLn 12$319K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.32
Program services68%$144K
Management & general32%$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$231K
Total assetsLn 16$684K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$463
Total net assetsLn 32$683K
Months of cash on handcomputed13.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $625K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $210K · Less non-cash grants $104K · Cash operating expenses/yr $105K
71.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $144K · Total expenses $210K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $66K · Total expenses $210K
32%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $210K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $224K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $203K · Total revenue $319K
64%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $319K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $319K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $14K · Total revenue $319K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $210K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $319K · Prior year $325K
-2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $260K · FY2024 $319K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $683K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $319K · Expenses $210K
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $684K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $683K · Total assets $684K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $394K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $684K
58%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tony Perez · Reported title President & CEO · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $210K
39%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $89K · Total expenses $210K
43%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 32%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -2%
Investment management fee ratio 1%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$319K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$374K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$272K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$260K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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