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Aurora Ice Association INC

Tax-deductible

East Aurora, NY501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 16-1595718Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSclassicrink.org681 Main St, 14052-2404 · East Aurora, NYTax-exempt since Feb 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote interest in Ice sports by disseminating information regarding Ice sports; to promote and sponsor educational and training programs in Ice sports; to promote, sponsor and conduct Ice sports competitions to assist athletes in developing their skills; to establish, operate and maintain an Ice arena and the necessary equipment for same; and to conduct such other activities in furtherance of these purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 34 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $76K a year · 8% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $118
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$743K
FY2021$671K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$680K
FY2021$631K
FY2022$834K
FY2023$921K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 Feb 2004.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.1M Management & general 6% · $70K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Scott More
Rink Manager
$89,390Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Friess
Board Member/Secretary
$21,905Pt VII · Sec A
Donald Fishback
Board Member/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peggy Cooke
Board Member/Asst. Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Cimperman
Board Member/Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Buzzelli
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deacon Tasker
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott More’s $89K as Rink Manager is at the 27th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott More$89,390$88,082$74,002$71,925$68,058$56,506
Susan Friess$21,905$21,055$20,110$21,715$22,862$21,176

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes ice sports through education, training, competitions, and arena operation.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

During the 2024-25 season, rink operations were at full capacity during the winter months with over 19,000 skaters coming to public skates on weekends and holidays. The rink offered public skating four times each weekend, whenever schools had a day off, and on available holidays.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$118
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$118

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$294K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$397K$294K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$104K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$203K$190K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$534
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$35K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$85K$85K
InterestLn 20$48K$45K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$156K$156K
InsuranceLn 23$40K$40K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$364K$364K
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$45K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.2M$32K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$47K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$921K$92K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$834K$180K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $671K$631K$41K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $743K$680K$63K$2.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,189,058 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $72,954$26,364
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,045,700$1,091,337
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $723$3,964
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,112$67,393
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,156,489$1,189,058
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 $346,453$359,480
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $763,032$797,701
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,109,485$1,157,181
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,004$31,877
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,189,058 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $161,290 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,364
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $930,047$930,047
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,964$3,964
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $67,393$67,393
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,091,337 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,357$1,189,058
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,157,181 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,134 · Management $7,161$111,295
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $189,743 · Management $13,049$202,792
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,768 · Management $534$8,302
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,704 · Management $2,387$37,091
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,405$21,405
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,959$6,959
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,591$10,591
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,844$5,844
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,716$84,716
IX-20 InterestPrograms $45,059 · Management $3,099$48,158
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $155,737$155,737
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,901$39,901
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $363,790$363,790
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $44,944 · Management $15,656$60,600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,086,931 · Management $70,250 · Fundraising $0$1,157,181
Part X · Balance sheet $3,754,156 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $397,409$294,042
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,508$70,251
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,352,463$3,389,863
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,798,380$3,754,156
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,679$804
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $227,189$253,754
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,600$3,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,424,426$1,348,325
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,372,279$2,404,156
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,675$1,675
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,373,954$2,405,831
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,798,380$3,754,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,405,831 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,189,058
XI-2 Total expenses$1,157,181
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,877
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,373,954
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,405,831

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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