US Lacrosse INC FY2021 filing

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USA Lacrosse is the national governing body of men's and women's Lacrosse, and the home of the nation's fastest growing sport. USA Lacrosse has nearly 400,000 members in 68 regional chapters across the country. USA Lacrosse provides national leadership, structure and resources to fuel lacrosse's growth and enrich the experience of participants, and commitment to protecting the integrity of the sport.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $286K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$1.5M
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $9.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $333K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.2M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.9M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$19.0M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$13.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$19.9M
FY2021▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21.2M
FY2021$19.9M
FY2022$21.9M
FY2023$19.4M
FY2024$21.8M
Expenses
$19.0M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.1M
FY2021$19.0M
FY2022$23.4M
FY2023$21.9M
FY2024$22.5M
Net assets
$13.2M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.1M
FY2021$13.2M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$8.4M

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2000.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $13.9M Management & general 22% · $4.3M Fundraising 4% · $770K

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

36 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former CEO
$340,859Pt VII · Sec A
$189,078Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Finance & Administration
$188,241Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Chief Relationship Officer
$154,295Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Marketing & Communications
$148,628Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Lacrosse Operations
$135,767Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Applications Development
$113,480Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Sport Development
$109,564Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Riccio’s $490K as President & CEO is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 290 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marc Riccio$490,000$490,000$400,000$189,078—
Steven B Stenersen—$173,942$446,386——
Steve Stenersen———$340,859$258,566
Cara Morris$225,068$266,505$186,418$188,241$175,954
Kiernan Schindler—$192,875———
Ann Kitt Carpenetti—$179,336$138,818——
Ellen Marsha Zavian$175,508————
Brian Silcott$164,508$133,900———

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

Governs men's and women's lacrosse nationally, providing leadership, resources, and developmental programs to expand access and double sport participation by the decade's end.

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3 programs · $11.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Membership programusa lacrosse is the home of the nation's fastest-growing team sport. Usa lacrosse is approximately 400,000 members strong, including players, coaches, officials, volunteers, league leaders and fans.

$6.6Mprogram expense
02

Sport developmentcore to the mission of usa lacrosse is improving access to the sport and the quality of experience for all participants. Among the accomplishments:* the retail value of equipment grants provided in 2021 topped $600,000* more than 53,000 background checks of adult members funded by usa lacrosse since 2018 to help keep…

$3.8Mprogram expense
03

Player developmentusa lacrosse has an event program to provide its members with opportunities to participate in first class events that prioritize player safety and fair competition. Usa lacrosse also oversees all aspects of the U.S.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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
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Grants paid · 86 grants · $856K · 2020–2024
(conny) Connecticut New York Youth Lacrosse AssociationFY2024$30,000
Southeastern Pennsylvania Youth Lacrosse AssociationFY2024$8,000
Greater Eastside Lacrosse LeagueFY2024$6,000
Connecticut New York Youth Lacrosse AssociationFY2023$25,000
Youth Lacrosse of MinnesotaMN · FY2023$13,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$470K
Money outPt IX
$19.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.9M
Managementcol C$4.3M
Fundraisingcol D$770K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$21.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$486K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$470K
Other incomeLn 4–11$205K
Gains on assetsLn 7$332K
Total revenueLn 12$19.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$401
SavingsLn 2$5.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.0M
Accounts receivableLn 4$741K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$275K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$510K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.1M
Other assetsLn 15$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$21.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M
Net assetsLn 32$13.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5187
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$486K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$2.7M$2.9M$2.7M$2.3M$2.3M
SpentLn 1d–1f$468K$14K$50K$36K$10K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.7M$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M$9.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M$21.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M$8.2M
Net assetsLn 32$12.1M$13.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$476K$476K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$892K$556K$280K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.3M$3.3M$1.7M$328K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$244K$173K$55K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$493K$350K$112K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$434K$279K$126K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$20K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$172K$172K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$400K$22K$303K$74K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$169K$156K$9K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M$1.1M$67K$45K
Information technologyLn 14$1.3M$823K$367K$100K
OccupancyLn 16$420K$342K$49K$30K
TravelLn 17$528K$508K$16K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.3M$1.3M$38K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$919K$542K$377K
InsuranceLn 23$2.4M$2.3M$97K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.4M$241K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$620K$380K$227K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.0M$13.9M$4.3M$770K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 29, 2025 $21.8M$22.5M−$691K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $19.4M$21.9M−$2.5M$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 25, 2023 $21.9M$23.4M−$1.5M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 $19.9M$19.0M$929K$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $21.2M$16.1M$5.2M$12.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $19,894,444 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,156,957$9,118,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,131,253$10,101,221
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $709,237$469,520
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $229,373$205,414
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,226,820$19,894,444
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $493,843$476,394
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,624,369$7,330,776
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,937,837$11,157,963
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,056,049$18,965,133
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,170,771$929,311
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $19,894,444 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,014,322 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,292,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,826,189
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$486,389
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,118,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,655,075 · Unrelated business $433,152$9,088,227
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $137,030$137,030
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $4,868$4,868
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $189,510$189,510
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $332,490$332,490
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,708$9,708
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,867,287 · Unrelated business $433,152 · Excluded from tax $475,716$19,894,444
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,965,133 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $476,394$476,394
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $555,942 · Management $280,443 · Fundraising $55,587$891,972
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,283,451 · Management $1,656,326 · Fundraising $328,300$5,268,077
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $173,118 · Management $55,478 · Fundraising $15,341$243,937
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $349,748 · Management $112,437 · Fundraising $30,993$493,178
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $279,305 · Management $126,406 · Fundraising $27,901$433,612
IX-11a Management feesManagement $19,947$19,947
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $172,251$172,251
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,000$49,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,443 · Management $303,233 · Fundraising $74,128$399,804
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $156,414 · Management $9,304 · Fundraising $3,474$169,192
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,073,175 · Management $67,170 · Fundraising $44,758$1,185,103
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $823,271 · Management $366,991 · Fundraising $100,012$1,290,274
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $342,128 · Management $48,719 · Fundraising $29,650$420,497
IX-17 TravelPrograms $508,236 · Management $15,778 · Fundraising $4,389$528,403
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,252,405 · Management $38,083 · Fundraising $9,318$1,299,806
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $542,256 · Management $376,746$919,002
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,333,747 · Management $97,296$2,431,043
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,378,870 · Management $241,449 · Fundraising $33,806$1,654,125
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $379,928 · Management $227,212 · Fundraising $12,376$619,516
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,930,831 · Management $4,264,269 · Fundraising $770,033$18,965,133
Part X · Balance sheet $21,371,016 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,000$401
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,746,840$4,996,497
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $389,529$741,345
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $118,554$275,112
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $343,448$509,697
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,110,084$3,436,492
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,415,211$9,139,328
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,100,741$2,272,144
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,225,407$21,371,016
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,708,786$2,878,575
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,727,817$3,158,763
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,292,100$1,207,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $383,941$920,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,112,644$8,165,610
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,941,071$12,985,203
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $171,692$220,203
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,112,763$13,205,406
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,225,407$21,371,016
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,205,406 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,894,444
XI-2 Total expenses$18,965,133
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$929,311
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,112,763
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$163,332
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,205,406

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