First Tee is a youth development organization that enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with a life skills curriculum, we create active learning experiences that build values like inner strength, self-confidence and resilience that kids can carry to everything they do.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $619K a year · 57% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
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
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $94K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$742K
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$644K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$742K
FY2024▼ -54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$899K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$742K
Expenses
$644K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$608K
FY2024$644K
Net assets
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $487K Management & general 13% · $83K Fundraising 12% · $74K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$51,923Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth McCormick’s $52K as Executive Dir. is at the 64th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Kirby——$178,349——
Bill Kirby————$131,433
Liz McCormick—$55,385—$80,000—
Elizabeth McCormick$51,923————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches kids life skills and character through golf.

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1 program · $487K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Life-Skills Program is the green-grass program that occurs weekly on our course in which we integrate the game of golf with a life skills curriculum and create active learning experiences that build values like inner strength, self-confidence and resilience that kids can carry to everything they do.Golf course and practice facility…

$487Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$94K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$742K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Money outPt IX
$644K
Ln 25
Programscol B$487K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$79K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$742K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$477K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$477K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$423K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 660
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$689K$477K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$423K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$16K$17K$50K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$107K$6K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$1K$504$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$10K$2K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$855
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$201K$192K$7K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$122K$6K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$32K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$644K$487K$83K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $742K$644K$98K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$608K$1.0M$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $899K$610K$288K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$270K$822K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$191K$874K$1.2M 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 $742,386 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,714,410$621,681
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,235$61,154
I-10 Investment income$44,961
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$151,012$14,590
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,622,633$742,386
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $68,941$219,422
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $538,896$424,723
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $607,837$644,145
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,014,796$98,241
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $742,386 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$79,493
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$542,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$621,681
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,154$61,154
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,961$44,961
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,045$8,045
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,545$6,545
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67,699 · Excluded from tax $53,006$742,386
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $644,145 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,099 · Management $16,631 · Fundraising $49,801$82,531
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,034 · Management $6,039 · Fundraising $4,293$117,366
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,008 · Management $504 · Fundraising $1,008$2,520
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,475 · Management $1,928 · Fundraising $4,602$17,005
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,819$2,819
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,822 · Management $855$7,677
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $191,946 · Management $6,844 · Fundraising $2,074$200,864
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $21,440$21,440
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,560 · Management $6,241 · Fundraising $12,498$140,299
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $31,577 · Management $20,047$51,624
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $486,521 · Management $83,348 · Fundraising $74,276$644,145
Part X · Balance sheet $3,408,341 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $689,235$477,181
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$815
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,438,080$2,507,765
X-11 Publicly traded securities$422,580
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,377,315$3,408,341
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,834$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,334,481$3,408,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,334,481$3,408,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,377,315$3,408,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,408,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$742,386
XI-2 Total expenses$644,145
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,241
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,334,481
XI-7 Investment expenses−$24,381
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,408,341

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