To promote youth rowing in the community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$705K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$795K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$598K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$705K
FY2023▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$575K
FY2023$705K
FY2024$973K
FY2025$1.0M
FY2026$869K
Expenses
$795K
FY2023▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$519K
FY2023$795K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
FY2026$858K
Net assets
$598K
FY2023▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$595K
FY2023$598K
FY2024$543K
FY2025$513K
FY2026$576K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · 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: FY2026. IRS ruling in Oct 1992.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $748K Management & general 6% · $47K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$61,223Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regatta Operations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alumni Relations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zach Smarr’s $60K as Men's Head Coach is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Sarah Low———$61,223$56,938
Zach Smarr$60,319$57,740$57,740——
Maddux Castle$55,985$54,000$54,000——

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.

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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

Encourages young people to participate in rowing activities.

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2 programs · $748K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Instruction, training and development of junior rowers serving over 25 high schools, and over 100 rowers.

$450Kprogram expense
02

To provide funds for participation in rowing races throughout the southeastern united states. All rowers and coxswains participate.

$299Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$705K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$702K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759
Money outPt IX
$795K
Ln 25
Programscol B$748K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$598K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$298K
Total assetsLn 16$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759
Fees for servicesLn 2g$702K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$705K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$298K
SavingsLn 2$25
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$298K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$334K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$598K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K$298K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$400K$334K
Total assetsLn 16$786K$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$689K$598K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$176K$176K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$66K$66K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$378K$378K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$795K$748K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $869K$858K$11K$576K 990 PDF
FY2025 $1.0M$1.0M$17K$513K 990 PDF
FY2024 $973K$1.0M−$56K$543K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $705K$795K−$90K$598K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $575K$519K$55K$595K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $704,998 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,512$759
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $854,197$702,385
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $119$1,854
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $901,828$704,998
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $242,028$254,566
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $566,246$540,661
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $808,274$795,227
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $93,554−$90,229
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $704,998 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$759
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$759
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $702,385$702,385
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,854$1,854
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $702,385 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,854$704,998
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $795,227 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,223$61,223
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,522$175,522
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,821$17,821
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $27,761$27,761
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $11,203$11,203
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,834$7,834
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,583$5,583
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $66,008$66,008
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,804$29,804
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $378,078$378,078
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,390$14,390
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $748,429 · Management $46,798 · Fundraising $0$795,227
Part X · Balance sheet $646,921 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $385,526$297,700
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25$25
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $400,354$334,346
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$14,850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $785,905$646,921
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $89,072$46,477
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,177$2,017
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,249$48,494
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $688,656$598,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $785,905$646,921
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $598,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$704,998
XI-2 Total expenses$795,227
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$90,229
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$688,656
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$598,427

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