To uphold, promote and bring public awareness to the true spirit of the game of Golf. Provide Golf educational programs that have a positive impact on participants of all ages, and to make the game of Golf more accessible to the public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 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
$77K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$331K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$65K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$331K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$331K
Expenses
$325K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$148K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$325K
Net assets
$65K
FY2025▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$149K
FY2021−$105K
FY2022−$37K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$65K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2018.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $233K Management & general 17% · $54K Fundraising 12% · $39K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chariman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Schaal’s $36K as Executive Director is at the 50th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Gary Schaal$36,000$36,000$27,000

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

Promotes golf's spirit through education and accessible programs for all ages.

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1 program · $233K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To provide golf educational programs that have a positive impact on participants of all ages, and to make the game of golf more accessible to the public.

$233Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$331K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$233K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$65K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Government grantsLn 1e$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$331K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
Net assetsLn 32$65K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K$77K
Net assetsLn 32$59K$65K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$60K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$10K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K$432
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$749
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$82K$15K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$4K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$233K$54K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $331K$325K$6K$65K 990 PDF
FY2024 $235K$251K−$16K$110K 990 PDF
FY2023 $427K$264K$163K$126K 990 PDF
FY2022 $216K$148K$68K−$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 $174K−$105K 990 PDF
FY2020 $95K−$149K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $330,993 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,442$264,295
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,007$55,424
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,400$11,274
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $234,849$330,993
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $135,236$95,731
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,560$229,622
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $250,796$325,353
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,947$5,640
Part VI · Governance 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $330,993 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$264,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,295
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,424$55,424
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,213$5,213
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,061$6,061
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,485 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,213$330,993
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,353 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,368 · Management $25,872$86,240
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,644 · Management $2,847$9,491
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $35,670$35,670
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,452$3,452
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,704 · Fundraising $23,400$33,104
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,613 · Management $432$12,045
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,200$7,200
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,700 · Management $749$7,449
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,868$5,868
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,052 · Management $15,192 · Fundraising $15,192$112,436
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,500 · Management $8,898$12,398
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,771 · Management $53,990 · Fundraising $38,592$325,353
Part X · Balance sheet $142,074 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,886$110,630
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,893$31,444
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,779$142,074
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,677$77,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,677$77,332
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,102$64,742
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,779$142,074
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,742 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$330,993
XI-2 Total expenses$325,353
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,640
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,102
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,742

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