The organization is a USA swimming affiliated youth Swim team supporting the local communities. The mission of Swim united shall be to provide a positive environment where swimmers have the opportunity to reach their full potential in and out of the water. This shall be accomplished by encouraging swimmers to commit themselves to success through discipline, leadership, teamwork, and respect for their team and community. Swim united will offer a positive experience for swimmers at all levels of ability, which allows them to obtain social, emotional and physical skills that last a lifetime.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 280 volunteers and 34 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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FY2026 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 7% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $131
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
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$441K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$404K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$232K
By yearFY2022–FY2026
Revenue
$441K
FY2026▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$345K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$369K
FY2026$441K
Expenses
$404K
FY2026▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$241K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$363K
FY2025$382K
FY2026$404K
Net assets
$232K
FY2026▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$198K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$209K
FY2025$195K
FY2026$232K

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending March 2026) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $404K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head Coach
$70,464Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP - Strongsville
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP - Brunswick
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Stacy’s $70K as Head Coach is at the 78th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Tom Stacy$70,464$73,106$64,723$209,429$63,741

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

Programs and updates

Organizes youth swim teams and hosts fundraisers for hospital cancer research.

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1 program · $404K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Splash Out Cancer

The organization hosts a charitable usa swim meet, with all proceeds from the competitive youth swim meet directly benefiting cancer research at the university hospitals seidman cancer center.

$404Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$131

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$441K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$416K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$404K
Ln 25
Programscol B$404K
Owns and owesPt X
$232K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$416K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$441K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$188K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$232K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$232K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 6280
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K$232K
Total assetsLn 16$195K$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$195K$232K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$161K$161K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$585$585
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$77K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$404K$404K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest Viewing $441K$404K$36K$232K 990 PDF
FY2025 $369K$382K−$13K$195K 990 PDF
FY2024 $355K$363K−$8K$209K 990 PDF
FY2023 $359K$341K$18K$217K 990 PDF
FY2022 $345K$241K$104K$198K 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 FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $440,583 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,876$2,240
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $349,018$415,832
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,361$3,553
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,320$18,958
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $368,575$440,583
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,646$3,400
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $1,340$1,725
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $251,421$263,202
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,585$135,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $381,992$404,229
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,417$36,354
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $440,583 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,240
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,240
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $415,832$415,832
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,553$3,553
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $18,958$18,958
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $415,832 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,511$440,583
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $404,229 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,400$3,400
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $1,725$1,725
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,464$70,464
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,803$160,803
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,099$15,099
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,836$16,836
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $4,713$4,713
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $585$585
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,284$3,284
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $77,287$77,287
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,393$10,393
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,509$1,509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,974$36,974
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,157$1,157
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $404,229 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$404,229
Part X · Balance sheet $231,798 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,514$43,315
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,930$188,483
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $195,444$231,798
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $195,444$231,798
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $195,444$231,798
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,798 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$440,583
XI-2 Total expenses$404,229
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,354
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$195,444
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,798

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