To provide youth and adults from blount, loudon, knox, and surrounding counties an opportunity to row.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$265K
104% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 104% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$212K
Spent
$315K
To programs
94%
Net assets
−$11K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$212K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2022$352K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$419K
FY2025$439K
Expenses
$315K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$315K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$479K
Net assets
−$11K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$11K
FY2022−$64K
FY2023−$52K
FY2024$9K
FY2025−$31K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $295K Management & general 6% · $19K Fundraising 0% · $554

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Birdwell’s $12K as Executive Dir. is at the 27th 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Julie Birdwell$12,144$10,094

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

Offers rowing opportunities to youth and adults in Blount, Loudon, Knox, and surrounding counties.

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2 programs · $295K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Providing coaching services, conditioning, and equipment for rowing

$281Kprogram expense
02

Allowing members the opportunity to participate in regatta competitions

$14Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$72K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$212K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$315K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$554
Owns and owesPt X
−$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$265K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$212K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$230K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$265K
Net assetsLn 32−$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$304K$230K
Total assetsLn 16$319K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K$265K
Net assetsLn 32$92K−$11K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
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$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$404$404
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$132K$132K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$20K$442$554
Total functional expensesLn 25$315K$295K$19K$554

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 12, 2026 $439K$479K−$41K−$31K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 12, 2025 $419K$357K$62K$9K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 5, 2024 $462K$450K$11K−$52K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 28, 2023 $352K$405K−$53K−$64K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 24, 2022 $212K$315K−$102K−$11K 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 $212,298 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $360,540$212,294
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$4
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,721$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $358,819$212,298
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,664$62,494
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,525$252,276
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $260,189$314,770
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,630−$102,472
Part VI · Governance 0 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $212,298 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$142,542
VIII-1e Government grants$14,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,152
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,586
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$212,294
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4$4
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 events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4$212,298
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $314,770 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,053$58,053
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,441$4,441
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-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,440$1,440
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $404$404
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,431$3,431
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,317$13,317
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $132,038$132,038
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,746$9,746
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,835$70,835
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,069 · Management $442 · Fundraising $554$21,065
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,182 · Management $19,034 · Fundraising $554$314,770
Part X · Balance sheet $254,310 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,093$24,754
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
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 $304,496$229,556
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
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 $318,589$254,310
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $362$501
X-25 Other liabilities$88,180
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $226,832$265,023
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $91,757−$10,713
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $318,589$254,310
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$10,713 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$212,298
XI-2 Total expenses$314,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$102,472
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$91,757
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$10,713

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