Based on Christian principles, utilizing athletic camps, clinics and seminars, the corporation will promote and inspire positive character traits in boys and girls that they will carry with them into adulthood

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$15K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 deficit $12K a year · 6% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$152K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$189K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$88K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$152K
FY2025▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$152K
Expenses
$189K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$189K
Net assets
$88K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$122K
FY2025$88K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2011.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $178K Management & general 4% · $8K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$14,885Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luke Zeller’s $15K as President & CEO is at the 31st 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.

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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Luke Zeller$14,885$23,350$26,539$30,000$30,000
Brian Bailey————$8,077

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires positive character in youth through Christian athletic camps and programs.

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1 program · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Based on Christian principles, DistinXion promotes and inspires positive character traits in boys and girls that they will carry with them into adulthood. Core activities and programs include our CHAMPIONS Travel Basketball Teams, Youth Basketball Camps, Mission Camps, Development Programs,and Small Groups.

$178Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$152K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$189K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$88K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$113K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$550
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$152K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$113
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$88K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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$96K$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$113
Total assetsLn 16$123K$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$122K$88K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$7K$6K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$738$738
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$1K$343
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$3
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$135$135
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$867$867
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$729$681$174
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$123K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$189K$178K$8K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $152K$189K−$37K$88K 990 PDF
FY2024 $230K$208K$22K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$212K$18K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $195K$252K−$57K$82K 990 PDF
FY2021 $257K$240K$17K$139K 990 PDF
FY2020 $193K$227K−$34K$98K 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
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Part I · Summary $152,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,644$35,983
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $169,036$112,777
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,172$2,780
I-11 Other revenue$550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $229,852$152,090
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $82,316$43,354
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,445$145,504
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $207,761$188,858
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,091−$36,768
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $152,090 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,983
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,983
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $112,777$112,777
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,780$2,780
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $550$550
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,107$152,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,858 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,847 · Management $6,401 · Fundraising $1,637$14,885
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,615$24,615
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $738$738
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,433 · Management $1,340 · Fundraising $343$3,116
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,723 · Management $3$1,726
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,266$5,266
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $135$135
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,920$5,920
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $867$867
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $729 · Management $681 · Fundraising $174$1,584
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,606$6,606
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,400$123,400
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $178,279 · Management $8,425 · Fundraising $2,154$188,858
Part X · Balance sheet $92,164 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,012$11,880
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,065$52,180
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$259
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,697$113
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,389$27,732
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $123,163$92,164
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,431$3,788
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,431$3,788
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $121,732$88,376
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,732$88,376
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $123,163$92,164
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $88,376 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$152,090
XI-2 Total expenses$188,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,768
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,732
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,412
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$88,376

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