Challenge Golf Association

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EIN 30-0096994 Religious organization Cleveland, TN NTEE X99
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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$431K
FY2025▲ +28%
Expenses
$364K
FY2025▲ +7%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Spreads the Gospel of Jesus Christ through sporting events and other activities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $431K in revenue, $364K in expenses, and $83K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2007
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Cleveland, TN
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$431KFY2025
Expenses
$364K
Net assets
$83K
People
3
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Spreads the Gospel of Jesus Christ through sporting events and other activities.
Leadership
Ron Potter · President · $88K
Money in and out
$431K revenue, $364K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — Food City Charitable Foundation INC

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $20K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

WARNING

57% to programs

57% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M · ↑ +28% vs prior year

Revenue band $100K–1M, +28% versus the prior filing year (up). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$431K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$364K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$83K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $67K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.43
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs▲ +62% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +350% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×16 vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$83K
FY2025▲ +433%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$67K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$83K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CChallenge Golf Association
EINHdr · item D30-0096994
Principal addressHdr · item CCleveland, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2007
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$87,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Potter’s $88K as President is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Ron Potter$87,500$82,500$37,250$60,500

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $364K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

To Spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through sporting events and other activities.

$364Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$325K · 75%
Program service revenue$106K · 25%
Contributions & grants75%$325K
Program service revenue25%$106K
Total revenueLn 12$431K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.43
Program services57%$207K
Management & general43%$157K
Total functional expensesLn 25$364K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$83K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $83K · Operating expenses/yr $364K
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $207K · Total expenses $364K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $157K · Total expenses $364K
43%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $364K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $28K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $246K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $325K · Total revenue $431K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $431K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $106K · Total revenue $431K
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $431K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $106K · Total expenses $364K
29%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $431K · Prior year $336K
+28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $83K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $431K · Expenses $364K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $83K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $83K · Total assets $83K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $83K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ron Potter · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $88K · Total expenses $364K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $88K · Total expenses $364K
24%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%——
Overhead ratio 43%——
Revenue growth 28%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$431K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$336K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$287K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$282K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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