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.
58¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 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
$37K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$235K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$110K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$235K
FY2024▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$331K
Expenses
$251K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$148K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$325K
Net assets
$110K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$149K
FY2021−$105K
FY2022−$37K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$65K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $146K Management & general 25% · $62K Fundraising 17% · $43K

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

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  • 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 · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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.

$146Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$235K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$186K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$146K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$110K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$147K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
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$186K
Government grantsLn 1e$186K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$235K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$147K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$110K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$180K$147K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$126K$110K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K$89K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$4K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$749
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$13K$19K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$4K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$146K$62K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $331K$325K$6K$65K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $234,849 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $151,974$186,442
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $200,283$44,007
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $75,121$4,400
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $427,378$234,849
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,502$135,236
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $182,871$115,560
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $264,373$250,796
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,005−$15,947
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 $234,849 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$186,442
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$186,442
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $44,007$44,007
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,400$4,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,007 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,400$234,849
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,796 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,065 · Management $38,171$127,236
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,600 · Management $2,400$8,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,696$2,696
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,537 · Fundraising $18,010$21,547
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,337 · Management $1,807$12,144
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,050$8,050
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,000 · Management $749$5,749
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,626$3,626
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,190 · Management $18,970 · Fundraising $8,130$40,290
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,500 · Fundraising $16,958$21,458
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $145,601 · Management $62,097 · Fundraising $43,098$250,796
Part X · Balance sheet $146,779 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,946$124,886
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,642$21,893
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $179,588$146,779
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,456$36,594
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,456$36,594
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $126,132$110,185
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $179,588$146,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $110,185 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$234,849
XI-2 Total expenses$250,796
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,947
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$126,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$110,185

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