Rhode Island Golf Association

Tax-deductible

Providence, RI501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 22-2500471Revenue $31K in FY2024

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Organization was formed to promote and advance the game of Golf in the state of Rhode Island through conducting amateur Golf tournaments and related activities, as well as to provide educational opportunities related to the sport for men, women and youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$143K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 95% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 99% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 95% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $48K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$76K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$31K
-98% vs prior year
Spent
$150K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$672K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$31K
FY2024▼ -98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$31K
Expenses
$150K
FY2024▼ -90%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$999K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$150K
Net assets
$672K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$619K
FY2021$747K
FY2022$794K
FY2023$792K
FY2024$797K
FY2024$672K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $121K Management & general 19% · $29K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$142,725Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Ward’s $143K as Executive Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 98 <$100K 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Ward$142,725$127,944$132,343$124,867$129,174$115,653

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

Promotes golf in Rhode Island through tournaments, education, and youth programs.

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3 programs · $121K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Golf tournaments- expenses to organize, administer and run tournaments to achieve the express objective which is to promote and advance the game of golf in the state of rhode island through conducting amateur golf tournaments and related activities, as well as to provide educational opportunities related to the sport for men, women and…

$121Kprogram expense
02

Handicap cards are a computerized rating service which adjusts each golfers handicap taking into account the relative difficulty of each course played on. The accomplishment is that it allows the participant to fairly compete no matter what course they are playing against other golfers thus creating a more enjoyable experience in line…

Pt IX · col B
03

Membership cards are fees that participants pay to join the organization in order to gain the benefits such as access to the courses, competitive events and meeting fellow members.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$150K
Ln 25
Programscol B$121K
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$672K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$31K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$141K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$229K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$361K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K
Other assetsLn 15$54K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
Net assetsLn 32$672K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$399K$229K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$270K$361K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$105K$101K
Total assetsLn 16$925K$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K$76K
Net assetsLn 32$797K$672K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$21K$241
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$37K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$20K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$568
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$816$272
Office expensesLn 13$956$717$239
Information technologyLn 14$633$475$158
OccupancyLn 16$8K$6K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$9K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$11K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$853$387
Total functional expensesLn 25$150K$121K$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M−$28K$797K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M−$7K$792K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M$105K$794K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M$76K$747K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$999K$106K$619K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $31,202 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $42,579$24,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,402,005$3,149
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,559$4,053
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,948$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,491,091$31,202
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 $702,316$91,919
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $817,158$58,479
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,519,474$150,398
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,383−$119,196
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $31,202 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$24,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,149$3,149
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,053$4,053
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,149 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,053$31,202
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $150,398 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,454 · Management $241$21,695
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,857 · Management $5,050$41,907
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,025 · Management $1,981$22,006
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,743 · Management $568$6,311
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $816 · Management $272$1,088
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $717 · Management $239$956
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $475 · Management $158$633
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,850 · Management $1,950$7,800
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,309 · Management $2,304$11,613
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,533$4,533
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,688 · Management $7,687$15,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,431 · Management $3,810$15,241
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $853 · Management $387$1,240
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $121,218 · Management $29,180 · Fundraising $0$150,398
Part X · Balance sheet $748,742 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,311$88,513
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $371,000$140,522
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $46,578$3,453
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,360$770
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $105,158$100,636
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $269,745$360,551
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $86,959$54,297
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $925,111$748,742
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,325$6,214
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $102,691$70,040
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $128,016$76,254
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $783,104$658,497
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,991$13,991
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $797,095$672,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $925,111$748,742
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $672,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$31,202
XI-2 Total expenses$150,398
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,196
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$797,095
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,411
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$672,488

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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