Fore Kids Foundation INC

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $10,353 a year, plus $10 a year for the ID check.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

The primary purpose of the Foundation is the promotion of social welfare for the community of new orleans by promoting, managing, and sponsoring an annual pga tour golf tournament.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 265 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$682K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $9.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $542K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.4M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$20.7M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$19.2M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$12.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$20.7M
FY2025▲ +9%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$13.3M
FY2022$16.6M
FY2023$17.4M
FY2024$19.1M
FY2025$20.7M
Expenses
$19.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$15.5M
FY2023$16.4M
FY2024$17.6M
FY2025$19.2M
Net assets
$12.1M
FY2025▲ +20%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$12.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1994.

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% · $18.6M Management & general 3% · $559K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $682K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$490,500Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Sales & Marketing
$192,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Worthy’s $490K as CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steve Worthy$490,500$378,000$378,000$378,000$343,000$378,000
Chris Kenyon$192,000$185,000$180,000$175,000$165,000$165,000

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.

See Fore Kids Foundation INC executive salaries →

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Hosts an annual PGA Tour golf tournament to raise and distribute funds to local charities supporting social welfare in the New Orleans community.

Questions for Fore Kids Foundation INC

Tap to ask. Fore Kids Foundation INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Fore Kids Foundation INC answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $18.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Net proceeds from golf tournament contributed to other 501(c)(3) organizations, for more information see schedule I - grants and other assistance to organization

$18.6Mprogram 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
See all 6 funders →
Grants paid · 303 grants · $8.5M · 2019–2024
Children's Hospital INCLA · FY2024$327,500
Educare New OrleansLA · FY2024$200,000
Heartgift FoundationTX · FY2024$50,000
The Kelly Gibson FoundationLA · FY2024$36,000
The Emerge Center INCLA · FY2024$25,000
Stem NolaLA · FY2024$20,000
St Lillian AcademyLA · FY2024$20,000
StairLA · FY2024$15,000
Son of a SaintLA · FY2024$15,000
Raintree Services INCLA · FY2024$15,000
See all 303 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$739K
Money outPt IX
$19.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.6M
Managementcol C$559K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$17.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$933K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$311K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$739K
Other incomeLn 4–11$172K
Gains on assetsLn 7$299K
Total revenueLn 12$20.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$6.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$17.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$12.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6265
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$311K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M$7.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.1M$9.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M$17.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$10.1M$12.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.2M$3.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$682K$490K$192K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$393K$303K$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$84K$65K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$163K$126K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$47K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$164K$164K
Office expensesLn 13$80K$80K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$118K$82K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14.1M$14.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$89K$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.2M$18.6M$559K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 20, 2026 $20.7M$19.2M$1.5M$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2025 $19.1M$17.6M$1.5M$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 27, 2024 $17.4M$16.4M$990K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 $16.6M$15.5M$1.0M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2022 $13.3M$12.5M$836K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $3.5M$3.0M$485K$5.3M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $20,706,585 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,417,129$1,866,984
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,789,420$17,929,216
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $669,321$738,879
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $177,173$171,506
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,053,043$20,706,585
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,902,051$3,190,292
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,228,172$1,384,704
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,470,428$14,617,632
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,600,651$19,192,628
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,452,392$1,513,957
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $20,706,585 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34,914 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$933,038
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$933,946
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$311,340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,866,984
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,929,216$17,929,216
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $439,888$439,888
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $298,991$298,991
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $136,592$136,592
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,929,216 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $910,385$20,706,585
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,192,628 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,190,292$3,190,292
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $490,500 · Management $192,000$682,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $303,335 · Management $89,950$393,285
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $65,171 · Management $19,325$84,496
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $126,077 · Management $37,387$163,464
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,017 · Management $13,942$60,959
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $42,886$42,886
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $164,171$164,171
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $79,977$79,977
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,727$10,727
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $81,701 · Management $36,782$118,483
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,112,218$14,112,218
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $89,170$89,170
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,634,095 · Management $558,533 · Fundraising $0$19,192,628
Part X · Balance sheet $17,514,853 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $548,839$1,000,855
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,482,981$6,399,966
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,372,955$257,236
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,125,993$9,856,796
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,530,768$17,514,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $573,442$533,775
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $2,093,982$1,983,951
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,748,000$2,855,480
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,415,424$5,373,206
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,115,344$12,141,647
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,115,344$12,141,647
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,530,768$17,514,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,141,647 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,706,585
XI-2 Total expenses$19,192,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,513,957
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,115,344
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$512,346
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,141,647

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.