ACS develops and promotes youth sports in the Sandhills region of North Carolina. Programs are open to youth who wish to participate

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$130K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$649K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$612K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$111K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$649K
FY2022▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$496K
FY2022$649K
FY2023$672K
FY2024$786K
FY2025$905K
Expenses
$612K
FY2022▲ +140%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$255K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$640K
FY2024$783K
FY2025$861K
Net assets
$111K
FY2022▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$74K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$158K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending May 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Oct 2019, reinstated. IRS ruling May 2021, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $487K Management & general 20% · $124K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Soccer
$85,173Pt VII · Sec A
Office Manager
$44,479Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julio’s $113K as Director of Soccer is at the 95th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Julio$112,626$114,572$107,263$85,173$67,717
Kari$52,478$52,677$49,979$44,479$36,287

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops and promotes youth sports programs for all children in North Carolina's Sandhills.

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3 programs · $487K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

More than 800 kids participate in this youth soccer annually

$292Kprogram expense
02

more than 75 kids participate in this youth volleyball annually

$139Kprogram expense
03

more than 100 kids participate in this youth lacrosse annually this program ended half way through our fiscal year

$57Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$649K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$649K
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$487K
Managementcol C$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$111K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$649K
Total revenueLn 12$649K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$153K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$111K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$153K
Total assetsLn 16$128K$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$74K$111K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$100K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$181K$181K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$799$799
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$37K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$64K$5K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$158K$154K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$487K$124K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $905K$861K$44K$158K 990 PDF
FY2024 $786K$783K$3K$146K 990 PDF
FY2023 $672K$640K$32K$143K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $649K$612K$37K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021 $496K$255K$241K$74K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $648,525 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,266$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $451,910$648,525
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $496,176$648,525
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$1,629
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $162,446$282,134
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,465$327,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $254,911$611,605
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $241,265$36,920
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $648,525 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $648,525 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$648,525
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $648,525 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$648,525
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $611,605 across 18 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $1,629$1,629
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $100,007$100,007
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $181,328$181,328
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $799$799
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $14,663$14,663
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,230$4,230
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,500$15,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,820 · Management $2,558$39,378
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,210$6,210
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,080 · Management $4,558$68,638
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,565$1,565
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,692$4,692
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $154,341 · Management $4,068$158,409
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,384$3,384
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,173 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,173
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,309 · Management $124,296 · Fundraising $0$611,605
Part X · Balance sheet $170,796 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,926$152,812
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,500$6,450
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,441$11,534
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $127,867$170,796
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,874$2,060
X-19 Deferred revenue$10,009
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $48,916$47,730
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,790$59,799
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $74,077$110,997
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $74,077$110,997
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $127,867$170,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $110,997 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$648,525
XI-2 Total expenses$611,605
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$74,077
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$110,997

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