Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1990.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $493K paid to officers and key staff.
Whitney Turnbow’s $261K as President is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Turnbow | $260,987 | $251,704 | — | $211,653 |
| Whitney R Turnbow | — | — | $251,704 | — |
| Richard Horton | $232,276 | $230,932 | $216,204 | $245,672 |
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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Programs and updates
Teaches golf and its benefits to youth and disadvantaged individuals.
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In 2021 the tennessee golf foundation started operating the simmons bank open tournament. It is a korn ferry tour event. The korn ferry tour identifies & develops players ready to compete & win. It is "the path to the pga tour". The simmons bank open was a 7 day event in 2023 with 404 participants.
Various programs such as golf tournaments are performed each year to promote golf in TN.
The first tee program started in 2001 in nashville continues to grow. There are now 5 first tee chapters and over 1,600 students participated at the tennessee first tee programs in nashville, chattanooga, memphis, knoxville, and tri-cities. There are 45 first tee locations in TN.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $8.6M | $9.8M | −$1.2M | $20.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $6.6M | $7.7M | −$1.1M | $19.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $6.5M | $6.8M | −$322K | $18.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $7.1M | $6.8M | $341K | $21.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $3.7M | $4.2M | −$485K | $19.2M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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