USA Weightlifting INC

Tax-deductible

Colorado Springs, CO501(c)(3)Since 1983EIN 31-1012362Revenue $7.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSusaweightlifting.org1 Olympic Plaza, 80909-5780 · Colorado Springs, COTax-exempt since Feb 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

USA Weightlifting, INC. Is the national governing body for the sport of Weightlifting in the united states. The mission of USA Weightlifting shall be to support united states athletes in achieving excellence in olympic and world competition and to support, promote, and educate a diverse and inclusive community of Weightlifting and the use of the barbell in the united states.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,000 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 2% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$654K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $636K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$7.4M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2024▲ +9%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$7.4M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2024▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$7.5M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$7.2M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +19%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1983.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $6.1M Management & general 15% · $1.1M Fundraising 0% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $654K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$284,813Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Sports Perform
$146,319Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Co
$114,138Pt VII · Sec A
$108,564Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Independent Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elite Athlete Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Technical Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Sicchio$284,813$245,635———
Phil Andrews——$123,122$177,979$178,440
Michael Gattone$146,319$110,821$105,149——
Andrea Andrews$114,138$101,970$138,501——
John Nicoletta$108,564————
Matt Sicchio——$57,645——
Michael Choi—$640—$6,700$610
Jessica Lucero————$6,067

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.

See USA Weightlifting INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Governs and promotes Olympic weightlifting, supporting athletes and building an inclusive community.

Questions for USA Weightlifting INC

Tap to ask. USA Weightlifting INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. USA Weightlifting INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 programs · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

High performance and national team programs usaw provided competition opportunities to elite athletes in the senior, junior and youth categories and qualification to its national team program. The national team supports qualified athletes and their coaches with a combination of monthly stipends and direct athlete support.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

Events and other programs usaw hosts five major drug tested national level events with average participation of 900 athletes per event. Available for qualification purposes to international teams and rankings.

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

Membership services usaw provided competition opportunities at a grassroots level to member athletes, providing participant accident insurance and general liability insurance. Maintains an online database for event registration, trainings, certifications and athlete competition history, maintains an extensive webiste to communicate…

$552Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$636K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $2.1M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$623,812
Unitemized GrantFY2024$82,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$667,564
Unitemized GrantFY2022$47,300
Unitemized GrantFY2021$501,350
Unitemized GrantFY2021$99,954
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,750
Individual RecipientFY2020$6,400
The Metal Chapter Performance & StrengthFY2020$5,215
Individual RecipientFY2020$5,155

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$164K
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.1M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$715K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$336K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$164K
Gains on assetsLn 7$109K
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$511K
SavingsLn 2$204K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$715K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 61,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$582K$715K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$144K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$211K$211K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$706K$706K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$442K$126K$316K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$880K$856K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$62K$62K$39
Other employee benefitsLn 9$92K$75K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$65K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$38K$38K
Investment management feesLn 11f$534$534
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M$1.5M$403K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$26K$400
Office expensesLn 13$480K$441K$39K
Information technologyLn 14$324K$199K$125K
RoyaltiesLn 15$250$250
OccupancyLn 16$205K$193K$11K
TravelLn 17$1.4M$1.3M$51K$172
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$24K$6K
InterestLn 20$473$473
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$37K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$163K$138K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$115K$87K$24K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$6.1M$1.1M$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.4M$7.2M$257K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.8M$6.9M−$142K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$6.6M$81K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.5M$7.5M−$1.0M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.5M$4.2M$1.3M$3.3M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 $7,424,914 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $823,510$1,434,004
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,898,601$5,826,935
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60,937$163,975
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,120$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,788,168$7,424,914
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $827,018$917,071
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,539,245$1,561,145
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,563,936$4,689,817
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,930,199$7,168,033
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$142,031$256,881
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,424,914 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$150,000
VIII-1e Government grants$335,665
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$948,339
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$165,375
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,434,004
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,826,935$5,826,935
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $55,403$55,403
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $108,572$108,572
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,826,935 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $163,975$7,424,914
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,168,033 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $211,259$211,259
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $705,812$705,812
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,408 · Management $315,581$441,989
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $855,546 · Management $24,439$879,985
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $62,363 · Management $39$62,402
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,541 · Management $17,061$91,602
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,546 · Management $20,621$85,167
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $38,272$38,272
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $534$534
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,469,599 · Management $402,547$1,872,146
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,129 · Management $400$26,529
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $441,147 · Management $39,214$480,361
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $198,693 · Management $124,998$323,691
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $250$250
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $193,440 · Management $11,373$204,813
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,338,495 · Management $51,063 · Fundraising $172$1,389,730
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,900 · Management $5,710$29,610
IX-20 InterestManagement $473$473
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,183 · Management $4,352$41,535
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $137,508 · Management $25,214$162,722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,013 · Management $23,559 · Fundraising $3,995$114,567
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,584$4,584
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,058,416 · Management $1,105,450 · Fundraising $4,167$7,168,033
Part X · Balance sheet $4,294,113 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $379,297$511,332
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $202,456$203,921
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $150,530$631,705
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $157,563$71,461
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $100,759$143,962
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $959,742$668,223
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,922,935$2,050,672
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,837$12,837
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,886,119$4,294,113
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $471,042$500,990
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,245,656$1,237,914
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $169,237$169,237
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,885,935$1,908,141
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,799,674$2,185,462
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $200,510$200,510
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,000,184$2,385,972
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,886,119$4,294,113
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,385,972 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,424,914
XI-2 Total expenses$7,168,033
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$256,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,000,184
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$128,907
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,385,972

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.