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Button Hole FY2022 filing

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)Since 2001Recreation & SportsEIN 05-0497481Revenue $1.3M in FY2022

On file with the IRSbuttonhole.org1 Buttonhole Dr, 02909-5750 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Aug 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Button Hole enriches the lives of young people by providing facilities and programs that develop strong character, teach life lessons and champion success through the game of golf.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $242K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$464K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022▼ -0.6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$745K
FY2021$978K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2022▼ -0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$6.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending October 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $909K Management & general 10% · $118K Fundraising 16% · $196K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Donald Wright
Executive Director
$86,955Pt VII · Sec A
John Auclair
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kay Bullock
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Falvey
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Flynn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Giguere
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Harvey Lee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob McGreen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donald Wright’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donald Wright$84,330$97,179$90,825$86,955$78,704$83,275

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops young people's character and life skills through golf programs and facilities.

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1 program · $909K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Regardless of race and economic background, button hole strives to break down the financial and social barriers to the game of golf. In 2022 button hole established a "community outreach" committee focused on identifying and enrolling local youth from underserved neighborhoods.

$909Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Jeffrey Osborne FoundationFY2025$10K
David and Robin Ryan Family FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$753K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$470K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$909K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$196K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$464K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$753K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$194K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$470K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$378K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$378K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$776K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$464K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$669K$378K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$913K$776K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$464K
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$81K$6K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$513K$397K$31K$85K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$35K$4K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$81K$63K$5K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$3K$20K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$15K$1K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$21K$12K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$21K$3K$5K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$82K$72K$2K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$27K$658$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$183K$174K$6K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$33$33
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$909K$118K$196K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.4M$381K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.4M$165K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.3M$168K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$52K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$978K$306K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$745K$379K$4.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,275,385 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $704,329$752,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $459,373$470,476
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$13,030$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $132,707$52,103
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,283,379$1,275,385
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $576,344$757,153
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $401,454$466,057
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $977,798$1,223,210
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $305,581$52,175
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,275,385 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $35,859 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$194,271
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$558,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$752,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $470,476$470,476
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $27,126$27,126
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$10,882−$10,882
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $506,335 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,244$1,275,385
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,223,210 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,006 · Management $6,386 · Fundraising $17,259$104,651
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $397,064 · Management $31,302 · Fundraising $84,599$512,965
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,973 · Management $3,880 · Fundraising $19,769$58,622
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,538 · Management $5,219 · Fundraising $13,158$80,915
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,476$2,476
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,534$10,534
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,333$7,333
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,823 · Management $20,030 · Fundraising $5,672$28,525
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,161 · Management $1,185 · Fundraising $17,963$34,309
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,195 · Management $11,803 · Fundraising $16,427$49,425
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,498 · Management $2,911 · Fundraising $4,536$28,945
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,112$6,112
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $72,069 · Management $2,361 · Fundraising $7,262$81,692
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,488 · Management $658 · Fundraising $5,069$33,215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,621 · Management $5,765 · Fundraising $4,072$183,458
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $33$33
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $909,436 · Management $117,988 · Fundraising $195,786$1,223,210
Part X · Balance sheet $5,673,920 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $669,091$378,051
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,000$2,428
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,245$6,207
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,136$13,243
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,720,533$4,498,123
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $913,395$775,868
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,325,400$5,673,920
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,575$62,667
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,308$17,464
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,883$464,002
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,144,016$4,434,050
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,112,501$775,868
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,256,517$5,209,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,325,400$5,673,920
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,209,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,275,385
XI-2 Total expenses$1,223,210
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,175
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,256,517
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$98,774
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,209,918

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