Promote sweep rowing and sculling in the greater Chicago Metroploitan area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 54 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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FY2024 · 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
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 $75K a year · 4% 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$224K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$956K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$956K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$872K
FY2021$931K
FY2022$720K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$956K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1981.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $2.0M Management & general 3% · $61K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$118,030Pt VII · Sec A
$24,630Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Wallin$118,030$134,500$118,030$117,750$117,750
Michael Tanner$24,630$24,000$24,630$24,000$25,500

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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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 sweep rowing and sculling in the Chicago Metro area.

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2 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

CRF conducts a highly ranked High School Program and various Learn to Row programs. Coaches use a comprehensive approach to the physical mental and social well-being of the athletes and cultivate them into successful individuals and winning teams.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Community Programs are available for rowers 18 years and older who are interested in rowing but do not want to compete. Adaptive rowing programs for individuals with physical disabilities are also offered. We believe that no matter what your level of mobility may be everyone should have the same opportunity to learn to row.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$257K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$956K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$864K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$257K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$864K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$864K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$269K
Other assetsLn 15$550
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
Net assetsLn 32$956K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$954K$864K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$338K$269K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K$224K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$956K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$616K$616K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$0$29K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$46K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$40K$40K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$23K$0$23K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$52K$52K$0$0
TravelLn 17$607K$607K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$25K$0$0
InterestLn 20$8K$0$8K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$132K$132K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$54K$54K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$264K$264K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$67K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$2.0M$61K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$2.0M−$238K$956K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.0M$442K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.6M−$212K$720K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M$59K$931K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.3M$323K$872K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,786,650 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $675,052$256,969
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,730,720$1,548,033
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $494$9,835
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,022−$28,187
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,421,288$1,786,650
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $668,562$691,588
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,309,011$1,331,854
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,979,573$2,024,442
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $441,715−$237,792
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,786,650 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$31,187 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$256,969
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$256,969
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,548,033 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,548,033
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,835$9,835
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,519,846 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,835$1,786,650
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,024,442 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $616,114 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$616,114
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $29,463 · Fundraising $0$29,463
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,011 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$46,011
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $40,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,500
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,393 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,393
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $23,337 · Fundraising $0$23,337
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,521 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$51,521
IX-17 TravelPrograms $606,806 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$606,806
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,230 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,230
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $8,419 · Fundraising $0$8,419
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $132,352 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$132,352
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $53,654 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,654
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $263,622 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$263,622
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $67,020 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$67,020
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,963,223 · Management $61,219 · Fundraising $0$2,024,442
Part X · Balance sheet $1,180,414 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $770,713$864,179
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $182,928$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,000$3,750
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,174$42,968
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $337,853$268,967
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $550$550
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,333,218$1,180,414
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,896$74,322
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $165,896$224,322
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $938,121$579,211
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $229,201$376,881
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,167,322$956,092
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,333,218$1,180,414
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $956,092 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,786,650
XI-2 Total expenses$2,024,442
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$237,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,167,322
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$26,562
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$956,092

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