Promote student sports and academic excellence through competition

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$59K
Spent
$44K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$58K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$59K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$59K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$49K
FY2025$62K
FY2026$63K
Expenses
$44K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$44K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$56K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
FY2026$61K
Net assets
$58K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$58K
FY2022$16K
FY2023$31K
FY2024$23K
FY2025$24K
FY2026$27K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $42K Management & general 5% · $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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$16,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandra Setter Larsen’s $19K as Executive Di is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sandra Setter Larsen$18,794—————
Dan Roff—$18,247$17,716———
Douglas K Darnell—————$16,500
Dan Roff - Fridley———$5,000$1,500—

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

Encourages student sports and academic success via competition.

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1 program · $42K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Championship awards are provided to teams and individuals in the various activities. Also, students are presented certificates for all conference academic achievements.

$42Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$59K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Money outPt IX
$44K
Ln 25
Programscol B$42K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$58K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Total revenueLn 12$59K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$58K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$58K
Total assetsLn 16$44K$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$44K$58K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$15K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$820$738$82
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$132
TravelLn 17$1K$700$300
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$324$275$49
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$44K$42K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $63K$61K$3K$27K 990 PDF
FY2025 $62K$24K 990 PDF
FY2024 $49K$23K 990 PDF
FY2023 $71K$56K$15K$31K 990 PDF
FY2022 $36K$78K−$42K$16K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $59K$44K$14K$58K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $58,847 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,220$58,847
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $59,220$58,847
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 $16,500$16,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,504$27,975
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,004$44,475
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,216$14,372
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $58,847 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,847$58,847
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,847 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$58,847
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,475 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,850 · Management $1,650$16,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $738 · Management $82$820
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,192 · Management $132$1,324
IX-17 TravelPrograms $700 · Management $300$1,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $275 · Management $49$324
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,507$24,507
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $42,262 · Management $2,213 · Fundraising $0$44,475
Part X · Balance sheet $58,043 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,671$58,043
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $43,671$58,043
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $43,671$58,043
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $43,671$58,043
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,043 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$58,847
XI-2 Total expenses$44,475
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,372
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$43,671
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,043

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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