Bluegrass Golf Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Louisville, KY501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 83-2589056Revenue $350K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbluegrassgolftour.com15016 Bircham Rd, 40245-4104 · Louisville, KYTax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Bluegrass Golf Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") promotes and advances the game of golf as an amateur sport through tournaments and special events. Education about options and expectations for intercollegiate competition is provided publicly. The Foundation supports programs dedicated to youth development promoting golf and its life enhancing values. Planned activities include an extensive schedule of events for junior golfers with education programs available periodically.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$70K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$350K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$334K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$35K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$350K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$219K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$350K
Expenses
$334K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$221K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$334K
Net assets
$35K
FY2025▲ +82%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$10K
FY2022$13K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$19K
FY2025$35K

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 Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $254K Management & general 24% · $80K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,020Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Redle’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 78th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Redle$70,020$45,360$49,815$46,440$41,933$36,595

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

Promotes amateur golf through tournaments, youth development, and college competition education.

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3 programs · $254K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

A total of 84 additional tournaments consisting of open or invitational events were conducted in 2025. Each event contributes to expenses based on tournament expenses to host facilities, awards, processing fees, information technology, travel expenses, and other event related expenses.

$219Kprogram expense
02

Bluegrass Cup is a Foundation event that takes place at the end of the season supported by donations. The participants earn their spot in the Bluegrass Cup through their placement on the Player of the Year lists in primary age Divisions.

$20Kprogram expense
03

The Bluegrass Golf Tour conducted the Cullan Brown Invitational to generate contributions to the Cullan Brown Memorial West Kentucky Junior Golf Development Fund. A total of $3,050 in contributions were generated paid to the Memorial Fund with a direct check from the Bluegrass Golf Foundation.

$15Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$37

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$350K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$292K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Money outPt IX
$334K
Ln 25
Programscol B$254K
Managementcol C$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$35K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$292K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$350K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$35K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
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$19K$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$19K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$19K$35K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$0$70K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39K$39K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$0$4K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$0$6K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$932$932$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$115K$115K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$26K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$334K$254K$80K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $350K$334K$16K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $275K$270K$5K$19K 990 PDF
FY2023 $269K$268K$1K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $222K$219K$3K$13K 990 PDF
FY2021 $219K$221K−$2K$10K 990 PDF
FY2020 $185K$12K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $350,226 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,898$58,706
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $235,410$291,520
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $275,308$350,226
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,291$138,834
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $168,024$195,538
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,315$334,372
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,993$15,854
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $350,226 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$24,592
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$34,114
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$58,706
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $291,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$291,520
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $291,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$350,226
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $334,372 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $70,020 · Fundraising $0$70,020
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,730 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$38,730
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $3,890 · Fundraising $0$3,890
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $6,154 · Fundraising $0$6,154
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,040 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,040
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,970 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,970
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,449 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,449
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,485 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,485
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,674 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,674
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $932 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$932
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $114,723 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$114,723
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,609 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,609
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,696 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,696
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $254,308 · Management $80,064 · Fundraising $0$334,372
Part X · Balance sheet $35,146 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,292$35,146
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,292$35,146
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,292$35,146
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,292$35,146
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,146 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$350,226
XI-2 Total expenses$334,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,854
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,292
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,146

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