Laser Class Association INC FY2020 filing

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To foster national and international amateur athletic competition in the sport of sailing Laser class sailboats including conducting national and international sports competitions for Olympic athletes and athletes seeking to qualify for the Olympic Games.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-3045188) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
76% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14.5 mo
of spending, in cash
14.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$209K
21% of total assets
Liabilities are 21% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
10 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$800K
Spent
$774K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$789K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$800K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$800K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$774K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$774K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$789K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$789K
FY2021$957K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $590K Management & general 24% · $184K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
World Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
World Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
World Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
World Council Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Organizes national and international sailing competitions for Olympic hopefuls.

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3 programs · $590K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Organization and Management of Sailing Competitions -- Scheduled, organized and managed 3 world championship sailing competitions serving over 425 athletes from over 110 countries. Competitions included Olympic qualification events for men and women and three age specific events (youth and masters).

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-3045188) · Dispute this line
$348Kprogram expense
02

Equipment Certification -- Assured the principles of equality and fair play through the certification of sailing equipment to be used in competition. Carried out inspections and audits of all equipment manufacturers to ensure compliance with rules and building specifications.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-3045188) · Dispute this line
$150Kprogram expense
03

Media an Publications -- Facilitated communication with athletes around the world by publishing a news and information on website reaching over 500,000 people worldwide. Handled media and press coverage for sailing competitions for 2019 World Championships.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-3045188) · Dispute this line
$92Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$800K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$547K
Other incomeLn 4–11$137K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Money outPt IX
$774K
Ln 25
Programscol B$590K
Managementcol C$184K
Owns and owesPt X
$789K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$937K
Total assetsLn 16$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$547K
Investment incomeLn 3$714
Other incomeLn 4–11$137K
Total revenueLn 12$800K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
SavingsLn 2$814K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$937K
Accounts receivableLn 4$31K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$30K
Total assetsLn 16$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K
Net assetsLn 32$789K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6500
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$937K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$998K
LiabilitiesLn 26$890K$209K
Net assetsLn 32$765K$789K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$273K$208K$65K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$88K$67K$21K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$1K$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$53K$40K$13K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$15K$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$24K$19K$6K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$14K$4K$0
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$265K$202K$63K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$774K$590K$184K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 26, 2025 $2.4M$2.3M$129K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2024 $2.2M$2.2M−$36K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 $2.1M$2.0M$83K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $1.8M$1.6M$210K$957K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 10, 2021 $800K$774K$25K$789K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $799,821 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $107,068$114,580
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $613,783$547,031
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $679$714
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $151,112$137,496
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $872,642$799,821
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,071,059$774,495
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,071,059$774,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$198,417$25,326
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $799,821 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$27,684 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$114,580
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$114,580
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $547,031 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$547,031
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $714 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$714
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $165,180 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$165,180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $685,241 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$799,821
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $774,495 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $208,109 · Management $64,949 · Fundraising $0$273,058
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $66,775 · Management $20,840 · Fundraising $0$87,615
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,407 · Management $1,375 · Fundraising $0$5,782
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 $40,342 · Management $12,590 · Fundraising $0$52,932
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,259 · Management $4,762 · Fundraising $0$20,021
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,977 · Management $2,802 · Fundraising $0$11,779
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,632 · Management $5,815 · Fundraising $0$24,447
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,535 · Management $4,224 · Fundraising $0$17,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,623 · Management $1,755 · Fundraising $0$7,378
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,533 · Management $2,039 · Fundraising $0$8,572
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $202,084 · Management $63,068 · Fundraising $0$265,152
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $590,276 · Management $184,219 · Fundraising $0$774,495
Part X · Balance sheet $998,317 assets, 31 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,634$123,005
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,518,747$814,199
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,923$31,041
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$30,072
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,278$0
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 $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,654,582$998,317
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $889,706$209,382
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-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $889,706$209,382
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $764,876$788,935
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $764,876$788,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,654,582$998,317
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $788,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$799,821
XI-2 Total expenses$774,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,326
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$764,876
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−$1,267
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$788,935

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