Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
6 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.
Benjamin Levey’s $85K as Executive Dir. is at the 87th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Levey | $85,423 | $86,452 | $80,000 | $32,096 | $7,658 | $4,352 |
| Dave Hepler | — | — | $3,600 | — | — | — |
| Joe Macklin | — | — | $630 | — | — | — |
| Joseph Macklin | — | $280 | — | — | — | — |
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
Develops youth through club soccer, fostering health, leadership, and community.
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In the fall of 2019 and spring 2020, FTF oversaw 55 players, including 3 scholarship players and a total of 5 teams that played in a total of about 100 games. During the pandemic, FTF offered virtual soccer skills sessions and a book club to its participants. No in-person practices or games took place in the spring of 2020.
In the summer of 2019 FTF held the 2ND annual columbus nations cup, a soccer festival and tournament that celebrates the city's diversity, and benefits the community refugee & immigration services (cris). The 2ND annual event raised $16,722.86 for cris.
In the summer of 2019 FTF held a week-long summer camp at eakin elementary school in the hilltop community of columbus, ohio. The program was a success with a total of 26 participants. Every child played soccer, read many chapters of 'born to play' (a soccer novel series for children), and participated in art and writing projects.
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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 FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $22K | $32K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $22K | $32K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4K | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $19K | $32K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $20K | $20K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $602 | $602 | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $299 | $299 | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4K | $4K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $426 | $426 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $3K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $10 | $10 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $575 | $575 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $45K | $45K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $13K | $13K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $106K | $106K | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $930K | $871K | $59K | $32K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $887K | $891K | −$5K | −$28K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $611K | $650K | −$39K | −$26K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $348K | $345K | $3K | $18K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $138K | $155K | −$17K | $15K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $119K | $106K | $14K | $32K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $119,250 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $119,250 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,547 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $32,215 assets, 5 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,215 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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