To impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 5 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 $1.1M a year · 48% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$333K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $4.6M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
+82% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$7.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2025▲ +82%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$5.4M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$809K
FY2021$883K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$7.4M
FY2025▲ +102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$782K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$7.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2006.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $1.2M Management & general 19% · $327K Fundraising 8% · $142K

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; $333K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$227,723Pt VII · Sec A
Philanthropy Director
$105,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bucky Dudley’s $228K as Executive Director is at the 89th 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Bucky Dudley$227,723$181,300
Conor O'Rourke$105,250—

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

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

Programs and updates

Teaches life skills and character through golf programs and learning facilities for young people.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Teaching young people core values and life skills through the game of golf

$1.2Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$299K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$327K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$243K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$998K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$299K
Gains on assetsLn 7$143K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
Other assetsLn 15$528K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$7.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$421K$216K$129K$76K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$269K$208K$61K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$6K$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$22K$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$17K$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$560$1K$560
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$14K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$2K$25K
TravelLn 17$36K$19K$6K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$9K$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$722K$722K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.2M$327K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.4M$1.7M$3.7M$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$1.6M$1.4M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.4M$434K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.1M$569K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$883K$433K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$809K$306K$782K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,426,484 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,851,402$5,068,291
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,497$59,512
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73,924$298,681
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,987,823$5,426,484
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 $680,936$824,308
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $878,446$891,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,559,382$1,716,142
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,428,441$3,710,342
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,426,484 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$997,680
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,070,611
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$242,891
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,068,291
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,512$59,512
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $155,609$155,609
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $143,072$143,072
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $215,121 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $143,072$5,426,484
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,716,142 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $216,471 · Management $128,533 · Fundraising $75,908$420,912
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $208,079 · Management $61,313$269,392
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,789 · Management $5,789 · Fundraising $5,789$17,367
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,343 · Management $22,343 · Fundraising $22,343$67,029
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,536 · Management $16,536 · Fundraising $16,536$49,608
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,800$3,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $560 · Management $1,029 · Fundraising $560$2,149
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $30,475$30,475
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,980 · Management $11,397$25,377
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,550 · Management $25,050$26,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,588 · Management $5,834 · Fundraising $11,766$36,188
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,733$2,733
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,473$9,473
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,416 · Management $9,416 · Fundraising $9,416$28,248
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $721,612$721,612
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,179$5,179
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,247,130 · Management $326,694 · Fundraising $142,318$1,716,142
Part X · Balance sheet $7,355,861 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,103,863$101,815
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,682$2,162,778
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,373,143$4,563,752
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $144,831$527,516
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,645,519$7,355,861
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,645,519$7,355,861
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,645,519$7,355,861
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,645,519$7,355,861
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,355,861 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,426,484
XI-2 Total expenses$1,716,142
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,710,342
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,645,519
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,355,861

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