The mission of Balon USA is to provide high-quality, low-cost, after-school soccer opportunities for students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$383K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$367K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$199K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$383K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$383K
Expenses
$367K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$250K
FY2024$319K
FY2025$367K
Net assets
$199K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$183K
FY2025$199K

From the FY2025 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 May 2019.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $310K Management & general 8% · $30K Fundraising 7% · $26K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

German Zarate-Bohorquez’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 79th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
German Zarate-Bohorquez$72,000$66,022$58,840$53,970$38,589$20,400
Amanda Duncan———$4,600——

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

Provides developmental and recreational soccer programs for youth.

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1 program · $310K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Balon usa provided 8 weeks of soccer programming to 1,462 students during the spring and fall seasons. Teams of 3RD-5TH grade children, each with 12-18 members, practiced soccer after school twice a week and played games on saturdays. There were 48 teams in spring and 44 teams in fall serving 1,462 students total.

$310Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$383K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$367K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$199K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$383K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$199K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K$200K
Total assetsLn 16$186K$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$199K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$36K$22K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$35K$2K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$166K$166K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$151$107$23$21
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$662$662
OccupancyLn 16$6K$4K$955$955
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$400$400
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$8$5
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$49$29
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$590$0
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$47K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$367K$310K$30K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $383K$367K$16K$199K 990 PDF
FY2024 $365K$319K$46K$183K 990 PDF
FY2023 $322K$250K$72K$138K 990 PDF
FY2022 $194K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $94K$42K 990 PDF
FY2020 $77K$39K 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 $382,777 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $287,340$324,995
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,500$57,780
I-10 Investment income$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $364,840$382,777
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,674$125,126
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,035$1,325
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $209,559$240,397
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $319,268$366,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,572$15,929
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $382,777 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$24,614
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$300,381
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$324,995
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$57,780
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,780 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$382,777
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $366,848 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,000 · Management $21,600 · Fundraising $14,400$72,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,515 · Management $2,430 · Fundraising $6,805$43,750
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,712 · Management $1,946 · Fundraising $1,718$9,376
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,635 · Fundraising $0$1,635
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,325$1,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $165,578 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$165,578
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $107 · Management $23 · Fundraising $21$151
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,088 · Management $662 · Fundraising $662$4,412
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,456 · Management $955 · Fundraising $955$6,366
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,866 · Management $400 · Fundraising $400$2,666
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,114 · Management $8 · Fundraising $5$1,127
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,768 · Management $49 · Fundraising $29$4,846
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,563 · Management $590 · Fundraising $0$6,153
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,463 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,463
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $310,230 · Management $30,298 · Fundraising $26,320$366,848
Part X · Balance sheet $202,263 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $184,312$197,600
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,005$2,007
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,656
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $186,317$202,263
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,905$2,922
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,905$2,922
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,412$199,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,412$199,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $186,317$202,263
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $199,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$382,777
XI-2 Total expenses$366,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,929
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,412
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$199,341

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