Fm Athletics INC

Tax-deductible

Fargo, ND501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 23-7189641Revenue $391K in FY2024

On file with the IRSfmathletics.comPo Box 127, 58107-0127 · Fargo, NDTax-exempt since Mar 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide youth athletic programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 34 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$391K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$381K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$487K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$391K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$398K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$391K
Expenses
$381K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$381K
Net assets
$487K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$286K
FY2021$356K
FY2022$428K
FY2023$478K
FY2024$487K

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 Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $307K Management & general 7% · $27K Fundraising 13% · $48K

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

31 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bookkeeper/Administrator
$25,763Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Ames’s $26K as Bookkeeper/Administrator is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1016 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Ames$25,763$24,938——
Melissa Mittag—$2,979$17,788$16,860

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers sports programs for young people.

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1 program · $307K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

FM Athletics, Inc., was formed in 1972 to help promote youth football in the Fargo-Moorhead area. We are proud to have completed our 52nd season in 2024. The league had over 1,400 participants registered, playing on 54 different teams. The organization is a non-profit corporation and all board members are volunteers.

$307Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$391K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$365K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$945
Money outPt IX
$381K
Ln 25
Programscol B$307K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$487K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$365K
Investment incomeLn 3$256
Other incomeLn 4–11$945
Total revenueLn 12$391K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
SavingsLn 2$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$301K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155
Net assetsLn 32$487K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 634
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$292K$301K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$478K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111$155
Net assetsLn 32$478K$487K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$12K$12K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$64K$19K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$904$201
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$97K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K$25
Information technologyLn 14$995$995
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$10K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$117K$117K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$381K$307K$27K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $391K$381K$9K$487K 990 PDF
FY2023 $407K$358K$50K$478K 990 PDF
FY2022 $398K$326K$72K$428K 990 PDF
FY2021 $312K$243K$70K$356K 990 PDF
FY2020 $6K$124K−$118K$286K 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 $390,506 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,894$24,692
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $385,868$364,613
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $312$256
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,249$945
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $407,323$390,506
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $103,428$103,885
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $253,606$277,423
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $357,534$381,308
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,789$9,198
Part VI · Governance 27 of 30 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $390,506 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,739 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,692
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,692
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $348,819$348,819
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $256$256
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $365,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $256$390,506
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $381,308 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,593 · Management $11,593 · Fundraising $2,577$25,763
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $19,375 · Fundraising $45,000$64,375
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,486$9,486
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,156 · Management $904 · Fundraising $201$4,261
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,618$5,618
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $96,929$96,929
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,850$9,850
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,448 · Management $25$11,473
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $995$995
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,859$13,859
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,528 · Management $2,071$3,599
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,601 · Management $6,539$16,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $117,357$117,357
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,603$1,603
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $306,780 · Management $26,750 · Fundraising $47,778$381,308
Part X · Balance sheet $487,029 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $292,069$151,311
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$150,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $185,718$185,718
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $477,787$487,029
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $111$155
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $111$155
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $477,676$486,874
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $477,676$486,874
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $477,787$487,029
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $486,874 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$390,506
XI-2 Total expenses$381,308
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,198
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$477,676
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$486,874

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

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