Michigan Red Sox

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Troy, MI501(c)(3)Since 2004Recreation & SportsEIN 35-2240514Revenue $845K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1521 Equity Drive, 48084-0000 · Troy, MITax-exempt since Oct 2005Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization was developed to provide baseball training for children and young adults. They are provided an education in the game of baseball and motivated to get an education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 surplus $40K a year · 8% 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $102K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$278K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$845K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$484K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$309K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$845K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$845K
Expenses
$484K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$548K
FY2025$484K
Net assets
$309K
FY2025▲ +489%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$34K
FY2021$29K
FY2022−$98K
FY2023−$142K
FY2024−$79K
FY2025$309K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2005.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $445K Management & general 2% · $8K Fundraising 7% · $32K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Director of Sales
$35,400Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Director of Marketing
$26,532Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer-Part Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman-Part Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kurt Borngesser’s $35K as Director/Director of Sales is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $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.

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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Offers baseball training and education to youth, encouraging academic success.

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1 program · $445K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The organization was developed to provide baseball training for children and young adults. They are provided an education in the game of baseball and are motivated to get an education.

$445Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$102K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$845K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$668K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$484K
Ln 25
Programscol B$445K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$309K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$278K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$668K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$845K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$340K
Total assetsLn 16$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$278K
Net assetsLn 32$309K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$373K$340K
Total assetsLn 16$499K$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$578K$278K
Net assetsLn 32−$79K$309K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$62K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$67K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
RoyaltiesLn 15$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
TravelLn 17$61K$61K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$829$829
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$168K$136K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$484K$445K$8K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $845K$484K$361K$309K 990 PDF
FY2024 $608K$548K$60K−$79K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$203K−$45K−$142K 990 PDF
FY2022 $438K$564K−$127K−$98K 990 PDF
FY2021 $653K$590K$63K$29K 990 PDF
FY2020 $360K$430K−$70K−$34K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $845,392 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $400,546$667,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $192,673$163,378
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$2,587
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,760$16,651
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $607,979$845,392
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,550$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$61,932
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $545,973$422,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $547,523$484,299
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,456$361,093
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $845,392 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $14,034 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$667,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$667,950
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $163,312$163,312
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,587−$2,587
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,683$2,683
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,378 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,064$845,392
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $484,299 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,932$61,932
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,215$6,215
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,411$1,411
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,318$67,318
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,549$13,549
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $18,458$18,458
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,051$29,051
IX-17 TravelPrograms $60,788$60,788
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,254$3,254
IX-20 InterestPrograms $829$829
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,535$37,535
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,834$1,834
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,239 · Fundraising $31,903$168,142
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,983$13,983
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $444,770 · Management $7,626 · Fundraising $31,903$484,299
Part X · Balance sheet $587,018 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $106,681; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,177$140,310
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,350$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $372,607$340,027
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $499,075$587,018
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,718$6,735
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $578,420$278,146
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$79,345$308,872
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$79,345$308,872
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $499,075$587,018
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,872 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$845,392
XI-2 Total expenses$484,299
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$361,093
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$79,345
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$27,124
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,872

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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