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Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association

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Evanston, IL501(c)(3)Since 1919 EIN 36-2016649Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRScanalshores.org1030 Central St, 60201-1702 · Evanston, ILTax-exempt since Jun 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The primary purpose of the Association is to encourage and promote the game of Golf and to support recreational, social and athletic sports and pastimes. A secondary purpose of the Association is to beautify the banks of the canal owned by the metropolitan water reclamation district of greater chicago and to maintain the property as an open green space in the communities of Wilmette and Evanston, illinois.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,090 volunteers and 42 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $914K a year · 47% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $142K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$435K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$5.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$845K
FY2021$983K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$920K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$5.6M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$842K
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.6M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1988.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.6M Management & general 10% · $178K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bill Sullivan
Executive Director
$74,462Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Charnas
V.p. Course Operation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Chow
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Josh Aldort
V.p. of Records
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021FY2020
Anthony M Frandria—$105,550$114,200
Bill Sullivan$74,462——

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

Promotes golf and beautifies canal banks for recreation and green space.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To manage and maintain the community golf course and clubhouse, and to provide low cost golf and instruction for residents.

$1.6Mprogram 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
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$75K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$26K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$16K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K
Burt Family Foundation Dtd 050997FY2024$5K
The Kellcie FundFY2024$1K
The Aiko FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$142K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$877K
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$178K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$903K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$435K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$877K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Gains on assetsLn 7$32K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$751K
SavingsLn 2$151K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$903K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M
Other assetsLn 15$287K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$435K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 61,090
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$903K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$369K$435K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M$5.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$673K$673K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$79K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$13K$853
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$321$6K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$314K$314K
InsuranceLn 23$61K$61K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$318K$318K
All other expensesLn 24e$219K$172K$36K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.6M$178K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.8M$256K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.2M$617K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.7M$790K$3.9M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$920K$309K$842K 990 PDF
FY2021 $983K$781K$202K$532K 990 PDF
FY2020 $845K$652K$193K$331K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,046,634 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,398,118$876,696
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $345,090$1,112,967
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,965$57,876
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,002−$905
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,832,175$2,046,634
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $472,828$763,823
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $742,155$1,026,672
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,214,983$1,790,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $617,192$256,139
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $2,046,634 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,775 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$135,450
VIII-1c Fundraising events$35,050
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$706,196
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$876,696
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,095,192$1,095,192
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,676$25,676
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $32,200$32,200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$905−$905
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,145,167 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,771$2,046,634
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,790,495 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $672,605$672,605
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,969$11,969
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,249$79,249
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,974$45,974
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,858 · Management $853$13,711
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $15,357$15,357
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $321 · Management $5,704$6,025
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,397$21,397
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,433$12,433
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $313,681$313,681
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $61,298$61,298
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $317,856$317,856
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $172,280 · Management $36,244 · Fundraising $10,416$218,940
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,602,216 · Management $177,863 · Fundraising $10,416$1,790,495
Part X · Balance sheet $6,056,438 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $521,897$751,287
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $481,056$151,230
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $59,582$45,153
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $17,807$42,941
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,764$25,528
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,375,693$4,216,562
X-11 Publicly traded securities$536,851
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $241,078$286,886
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,734,877$6,056,438
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,712$87,214
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $59,365$87,716
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $223,586$254,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $369,308$434,730
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,807,184$5,442,854
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $558,385$178,854
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,365,569$5,621,708
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,734,877$6,056,438
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,621,708 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,046,634
XI-2 Total expenses$1,790,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$256,139
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,365,569
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,621,708

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

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