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Chattanooga Rowing FY2021 filing

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Chattanooga, TN501(c)(3)EIN 58-1846279Revenue $134K in FY2021

On file with the IRSchattanoogarowing.orgPo Box 11286, 37401-2286 · Chattanooga, TNTax-exempt since Jul 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enable area residents, without regard to age or ability to enjoy and benefit from Rowing on the tennessee river. This is accomplished by providing a facility to house Rowing programs, to sponsor a high school Rowing organization, and to provide instruction and equipment for rower's with special needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ 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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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$134K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$159K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$503K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$134K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$153K
Expenses
$159K
FY2021▲ +63%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$185K
FY2025$147K
Net assets
$503K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$529K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$574K
FY2025$569K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1989.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $155K Management & general 3% · $4K Fundraising 0% · $180

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Connors
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Gifford
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Hibbs
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grant Law
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Lazenby
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred Robinson
Board 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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers rowing programs, instruction, and equipment for all ages and abilities on the Tennessee River.

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1 program · $155K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Operated and maintained a facility for community-wide activities. Two organizations serving adults, a junior rowing program, and an adaptive rowing program are housed in the facility. Sponsored chattanooga junior rowing by providing equipment, coaching, and training facilities.

$155Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Michael T Curry FoundationFY2023$21K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$43
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$134K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Money outPt IX
$159K
Ln 25
Programscol B$155K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$180
Owns and owesPt X
$503K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Total revenueLn 12$134K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$469K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$503K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$63K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$484K$469K
Total assetsLn 16$547K$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$529K$503K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K$234$180
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$302$302
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$159K$155K$4K$180

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $153K$147K$5K$569K 990 PDF
FY2024 $178K$185K−$6K$574K 990 PDF
FY2023 $176K$145K$31K$590K 990 PDF
FY2022 $177K$116K$61K$557K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $134K$159K−$26K$503K 990 PDF
FY2020 $114K$98K$16K$529K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $133,551 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $113,933$133,551
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $113,933$133,551
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,548$31,908
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,131$127,255
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $97,679$159,163
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,254−$25,612
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $133,551 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $133,551$133,551
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $133,551$133,551
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,163 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,908$31,908
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,928$3,928
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,933 · Management $234 · Fundraising $180$10,347
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,341$15,341
IX-20 InterestPrograms $302$302
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,914$14,914
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,961$5,961
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,462$76,462
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,821 · Management $4,162 · Fundraising $180$159,163
Part X · Balance sheet $519,443 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,058$50,548
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $483,809$468,895
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $546,867$519,443
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $709$709
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,791$15,979
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $529,076$499,382
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$4,082
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $529,076$503,464
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $546,867$519,443
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $503,464 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$133,551
XI-2 Total expenses$159,163
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,612
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$529,076
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$503,464

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

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