German Club

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Pottstown, PA501(c)(7)Since 1970EIN 23-1332055Revenue $191K in FY2025

On file with the IRS4 Reynolds Ave, 19464-5250 · Pottstown, PATax-exempt since Apr 1993

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Run by 100 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(7)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$191K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$172K
Net assets
$312K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$172K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$158K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$172K
Net assets
$312K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$312K

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 Apr 1993.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Purchasing Agent
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
James a Beard$13,267$13,616
Matthew Kline—$5,998
Matthew W Kline$5,787—
Kevin Schutt$1,814—
Michael W Engle$1,620—

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

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German Club is a member-serving organization based in Pottstown, PA, formed in 1970.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Sponsoring bowling, darts, golf, pool and shuffleboard

Pt IX · col B
02

Spent on behalf of membership

Pt IX · col B
03

Community support

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$178K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$172K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$312K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$178K
Total revenueLn 12$191K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$126K
SavingsLn 2$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92K
Total assetsLn 16$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$312K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K$92K
Total assetsLn 16$293K$312K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$293K$312K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$6K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$599$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$143$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$85K$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$172K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $191K$172K$19K$312K 990 PDF
FY2024 $207K$201K$7K$293K 990 PDF
FY2023 $214K$185K$29K$286K 990 PDF
FY2022 $183K$148K$34K$269K 990 PDF
FY2021 $171K$158K$13K$235K 990 PDF
FY2020 $92K$123K−$31K$227K 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 $190,744 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,664$7,284
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,019$5,605
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $196,676$177,855
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $207,359$190,744
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $6,521$6,204
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,056$51,037
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,055$114,305
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,632$171,546
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,727$19,198
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $190,744 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $177,855 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$7,284
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,284
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,605
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $183,460 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$190,744
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $171,546 across 10 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$6,204
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50,438
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$599
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,715
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$143
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,002
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,025
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,229
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$171,546
Part X · Balance sheet $311,949 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $140,918$126,182
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,000$93,958
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,833$91,809
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $292,751$311,949
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $292,751$311,949
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $292,751$311,949
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $311,949 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$190,744
XI-2 Total expenses$171,546
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,198
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$292,751
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$311,949

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

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