USA Shooting INC

Tax-deductible

Colorado Springs, CO501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 84-1263863

Empower American athletes for Olympic and Paralympic success, grow the community and inspire passion for the shooting sports.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 22 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
Download 990
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $156K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$285K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.0M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2024▲ +31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$5.3M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2024▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$4.7M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$4.1M

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

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CUSA Shooting INC
EINHdr · item D84-1263863
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1994
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CColorado Springs, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFUnclassified (Z99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.usashooting.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.25
Program services68%$3.2M
Management & general7%$333K
Fundraising25%$1.2M
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -10% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
12.8mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▲ +41% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
+12%
as % of revenue, this year▲ +143% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$5.2M
FY2024▲ +21%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$5.2M
Total liabilities
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -1%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$958K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$778K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$644K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$5.2M
Spent on programsPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$938K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$4.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$4.1M · 78%
Program service revenue$756K · 14%
Other revenue$252K · 5%
Investment income$163K · 3%
Contributions & grants78%$4.1M
Program service revenue14%$756K
Other revenue5%$252K
Investment income3%$163K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2024 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $4.8M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $4.7M · Less non-cash grants $222K · Cash operating expenses/yr $4.4M
12.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.2M · Total expenses $4.7M
68%
Management & General
Management & general $333K · Total expenses $4.7M
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.2M · Total expenses $4.7M
25%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1.2M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.9M
$0.30 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.1M · Total revenue $5.3M
78%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $5.3M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $756K · Total revenue $5.3M
14%
Investment reliance
Investment income $163K · Total revenue $5.3M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $756K · Total expenses $4.7M
16%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $5.3M · Prior year $4.0M
+31%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2020 $4.2M · FY2024 $5.3M
+6%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $4.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $5.3M · Expenses $4.7M
+12%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $5.2M
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $4.1M · Total assets $5.2M
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $3.8M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $5.2M
74%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jay Waldron · Reported title National Shotgun Coach · Highest reported compensation $125K · Total expenses $4.7M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $840K · Total expenses $4.7M
18%
Fundraising vendors
Kept by paid fundraisers
Paid to fundraisers $1.0M · Gross raised $1.1M
94%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 68%——
Spent on management, % of spending 7%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 29%——
Revenue growth 31%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 0.6%——
Paid fundraiser fees, % of spending 22%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
National Shotgun Coach
$124,591Pt VII · Sec A
National Rifle Coach
$100,147Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (thru March 2024)
$60,624Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Craig Kozeniesky$60,624$217,631———
Matt Suggs——$97,949$200,000$83,333
Jay Waldron$124,591$124,930$121,048——
Brent McPhereson—$117,675———
Peter Durben$100,147————
Sharee Waldron———$100,000—
Robert Gambardella————$73,970

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 11Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 11Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Trains athletes for Olympic and Paralympic shooting, grows the sport's community, and inspires passion.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $3.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Elite Athlete Programs

training athletes for competition, sending athletes to world cups, world championships, national championships, and selection matches.

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

Competitions

Running competitions - national championships, junior Olympic championships, selection matches, sanctioning state JO and PTO matches.

$536Kprogram expense
03

Shooter Development

developing programs to facilitate a pipeline of future Olympic athletes.

$158Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.0M
Grants paid · 4 grants · $304K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$106,727
Unitemized GrantFY2023$99,667
Unitemized GrantFY2022$83,364
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,001

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.3M$4.7M+31% 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$5.2M-31% 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$5.4M+4% 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.6M$5.4M+35% 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$3.6M 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,307,838 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $46,040 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,358,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,778,889
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$221,873
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,136,889
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $756,169$756,169
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49,586$49,586
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $38,400$38,400
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $112,940$112,940
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $11,106 · Excluded from tax $156,708$167,814
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $802,209 · Unrelated business $11,106 · Excluded from tax $357,634$5,307,838
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,664,113 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $106,727$106,727
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,712 · Management $6,062 · Fundraising $4,850$60,624
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $562,686 · Management $68,621 · Fundraising $54,896$686,203
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,350 · Management $2,238 · Fundraising $1,790$22,378
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,911 · Management $3,038 · Fundraising $2,431$30,380
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,419 · Management $4,076 · Fundraising $3,260$40,755
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,645$28,645
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $80,778$80,778
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,048,983$1,048,983
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $153,993$153,993
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $23,181$23,181
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $66,398 · Management $28,996 · Fundraising $3,579$98,973
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,796 · Management $5,449$27,245
IX-17 TravelPrograms $568,987 · Management $17,735 · Fundraising $4,434$591,156
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,284$4,284
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $42,031 · Management $7,417$49,448
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,028 · Management $16,298$54,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,463,225 · Management $36,218$1,499,443
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $56,591$56,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,150,263 · Management $333,036 · Fundraising $1,180,814$4,664,113
Part X · Balance sheet $5,164,972 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $362,709$904,008
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,697$34,264
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,212$6,523
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$18,185
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,198$94,517
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $262,607$213,159
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,468,396$3,818,275
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $83,746$76,041
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,280,565$5,164,972
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $345,932$685,900
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $483,600$134,299
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $123,296$123,513
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,096,721$1,084,197
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$510,303−$10,001
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,694,147$4,090,776
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,183,844$4,080,775
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,280,565$5,164,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,080,775 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,307,838
XI-2 Total expenses$4,664,113
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$643,725
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,183,844
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$253,206
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,080,775

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