The Ben Hogan Foundation is dedicated to honor, celebrate, and preserve the legacy and character of Ben Hogan through support of organizations that promote the game of golf and charities that reflect mr. Hogan's core values.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 2 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 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
$1K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$241K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$280K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$212K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$241K
FY2025▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$735K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$516K
FY2023$455K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$241K
Expenses
$280K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$792K
FY2021$613K
FY2022$583K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$280K
Net assets
$212K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$252K
FY2025$212K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

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

Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $110K Management & general 30% · $85K Fundraising 30% · $85K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$106,417Pt VII · Sec A
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chad Cruson’s $106K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Stennett$16,000—$11,241$89,924$155,344$89,608
Chip Graham———$56,164$148,009$120,590
Judd Pritchard Partial Year——$137,500———
Chad Cruson$106,417$123,101————
Judd Pritchard———$96,250——
Josephina Gregory-Stankiewicz———$43,164——
Chad Cruson Partial Year——$15,667———

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

Promote golf and support charities reflecting Ben Hogan's values.

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1 program · $110K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To honor, celebrate, and preserve the legacy and character of ben hogan through support of organizations that promote the game of golf and charities that reflect MR. Hogan's core values.

$110Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Grants paid · 13 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$67,091
Unitemized GrantFY2023$81,881
Detroit Golf FoundationMI · FY2023$79,000
Detroit Golf FoundationMI · FY2022$77,949
Unitemized GrantFY2022$74,668
Detroit Golf FoundationMI · FY2021$111,289
Unitemized GrantFY2021$105,920
Unitemized GrantFY2020$67,802

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$241K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Investment incomeLn 3$776
Money outPt IX
$280K
Ln 25
Programscol B$110K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$212K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$776
Total revenueLn 12$241K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$212K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$214K$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$252K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431$1K
Net assetsLn 32$252K$212K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$30K$30K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$41K$41K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$29K$29K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$5K$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$215$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$717$722
TravelLn 17$5$2$3
InsuranceLn 23$1K$577$577
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$280K$110K$85K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $241K$280K−$39K$212K 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$293K$145K$252K 990 PDF
FY2023 $455K$430K$25K$106K 990 PDF
FY2022 $516K$583K−$67K$82K 990 PDF
FY2021 $513K$613K−$101K$149K 990 PDF
FY2020 $735K$792K−$58K$249K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $240,559 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $525,890$293,177
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $811$776
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$88,163−$53,394
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $438,538$240,559
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $72,591$35,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $205,467$224,349
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,296$20,001
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $293,354$279,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $145,184−$39,291
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $240,559 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$144,208
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$148,969
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,179
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$293,177
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $776$776
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$53,394−$53,394
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$52,618$240,559
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $279,850 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,500$5,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,806 · Management $40,806 · Fundraising $40,806$122,418
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,246 · Management $29,246 · Fundraising $29,246$87,738
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,731 · Management $4,731 · Fundraising $4,731$14,193
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $215 · Management $5,798 · Fundraising $6,012$12,025
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,398 · Fundraising $1,398$2,796
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $717 · Fundraising $722$1,439
IX-17 TravelManagement $2 · Fundraising $3$5
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $577 · Fundraising $577$1,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,291 · Fundraising $1,291$2,582
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $110,498 · Management $84,566 · Fundraising $84,786$279,850
Part X · Balance sheet $213,621 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $214,134$175,695
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,500$16,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $560$632
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,023$20,794
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $822$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,039$213,621
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $431$1,304
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $431$1,304
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $251,608$212,317
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,608$212,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,039$213,621
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $212,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$240,559
XI-2 Total expenses$279,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,291
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,608
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$212,317

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