To establish San Diego and Southern California as the core of the healthy living, sports and active lifestyle community. Through supporting companies at all stages, we help create jobs, but not just any jobs, jobs that make our city and our residents, and ultimately our nation, a healthier, happier place to be.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 3 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
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 surplus $1K a year · under 1% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$127K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$436K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$423K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$436K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$395K
FY2025$436K
Expenses
$423K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$388K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$392K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$435K
FY2025$423K
Net assets
$96K
FY2025▲ +60%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$32K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$60K
FY2025$96K

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 Feb 2016.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $310K Management & general 10% · $44K Fundraising 16% · $69K

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

35 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$121,078Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Rief’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Rief$121,078$125,000$114,583$136,037$126,437$135,417

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes San Diego as a hub for healthy living, sports, and active lifestyles.

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1 program · $310K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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SDSI is a non-profit business development Organization for businesses in the sports and active lifestyle industry. We provide collaboration opportunities, continuing executive education and business mentoring through our mentoring program, SDSI accelerator. The sum of our members businesses represents the San Diego Lifestyle.

$310Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$436K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$416K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16
Money outPt IX
$423K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$416K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Other incomeLn 4–11$16
Total revenueLn 12$436K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$160K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K$160K
Total assetsLn 16$197K$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$60K$96K
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$121K$91K$12K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$92K$12K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$22K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$935$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$9K$1K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$455$510
Office expensesLn 13$2K$76$2K$7
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$416$625
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$45K$34K$5K$7K
TravelLn 17$4K$13$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$348$522
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$2K$668
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$36K$3K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$590$414$176
Total functional expensesLn 25$423K$310K$44K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $436K$423K$12K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 $395K$435K−$40K$60K 990 PDF
FY2023 $393K$409K−$16K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $399K$392K$7K$116K 990 PDF
FY2021 $487K$409K$77K$109K 990 PDF
FY2020 $353K$388K−$35K$32K 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 $435,889 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $392,631$416,365
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,720$19,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$8
I-11 Other revenue$16
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $395,359$435,889
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $288,843$281,819
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,613$141,588
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $435,456$423,407
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,097$12,482
Part VI · Governance 34 of 34 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34
VI-1b Independent voting members34
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $435,889 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$372,050
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,634
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,681
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$416,365
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,500$19,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,516 · Excluded from tax $8$435,889
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $423,407 across 30 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 $90,809 · Management $12,108 · Fundraising $18,161$121,078
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,806 · Management $11,835 · Fundraising $18,361$122,002
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,937 · Management $2,910 · Fundraising $4,364$29,211
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,161 · Management $935 · Fundraising $1,432$9,528
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,000 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $1,800$12,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,800$7,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,549 · Management $455 · Fundraising $510$3,514
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76 · Management $2,119 · Fundraising $7$2,202
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,124 · Management $416 · Fundraising $625$4,165
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,849 · Management $4,545 · Fundraising $6,530$44,924
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13 · Management $1,774 · Fundraising $2,211$3,998
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,609 · Management $348 · Fundraising $522$3,479
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,338 · Management $1,924 · Fundraising $668$5,930
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,927 · Management $3,105 · Fundraising $13,954$52,986
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $414 · Fundraising $176$590
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $309,998 · Management $44,088 · Fundraising $69,321$423,407
Part X · Balance sheet $223,083 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $152,157$118,217
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,808$41,816
X-4 Accounts receivable$36,950
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,600$26,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,565$223,083
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,977$6,243
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $129,548$121,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,525$127,267
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $60,040$95,816
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,040$95,816
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,565$223,083
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,816 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$435,889
XI-2 Total expenses$423,407
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,482
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,040
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$23,294
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,816

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