RowLA's primary purpose is to increase college admissions and scholarship opportunities available to financially disadvantaged young women, through the sport of competitive rowing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 12 voting members
Concern: none of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$308K
Spent
$259K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$600K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$308K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$352K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$107K
FY2025$565K
Expenses
$259K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$358K
FY2025$441K
Net assets
$600K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$600K
FY2021$515K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$417K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $251K Management & general 3% · $8K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers disadvantaged young women with college opportunities through competitive rowing.

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2 programs · $251K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Rowing education and athletic development in support of rowing athletes accessing college

$126Kprogram expense
02

College counseling, academic tutoring in support of rowing athletes accessing college

$126Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Greater HorizonsFY2024$250K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Money outPt IX
$259K
Ln 25
Programscol B$251K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$600K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$616K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$474
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$133K
SavingsLn 2$483K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$616K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32$600K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$452K$616K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$112K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$564K$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$121K
Net assetsLn 32$551K$600K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$137K$137K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$400$400
Accounting feesLn 11c$780$780
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$360$360
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$60K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K$251K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $565K$441K$124K$417K 990 PDF
FY2024 $107K$358K−$252K$293K 990 PDF
FY2023 $263K$289K−$26K$511K 990 PDF
FY2022 $352K$327K$25K$540K 990 PDF
FY2021 $209K$293K−$85K$515K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $308K$259K$49K$600K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $307,873 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $170,013$227,687
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,440$38,567
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $454$474
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$23,990$41,145
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $174,917$307,873
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $76,500$147,063
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,093$106,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $198,593$258,945
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,676$48,928
Part VI · Governance 0 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
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 $307,873 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,687
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,687
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,567$38,567
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $474$474
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $41,145$41,145
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,041 · Excluded from tax $41,145$307,873
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $258,945 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,697$136,697
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,366$10,366
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $400$400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $780$780
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $360$360
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,242$27,242
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,653$4,653
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,475$60,475
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,004 · Management $1,968$12,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $251,144 · Management $7,801 · Fundraising $0$258,945
Part X · Balance sheet $720,424 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,092$133,116
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $432,781$483,256
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $112,294$104,052
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $564,167$720,424
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $7,725$7,725
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,865$113,194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,590$120,919
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $550,577$599,505
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $564,167$720,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $599,505 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$307,873
XI-2 Total expenses$258,945
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,928
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$550,577
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$599,505

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