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
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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
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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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1994.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $3.2M Management & general 7% · $333K Fundraising 25% · $1.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $285K paid to officers and key staff.

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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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

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$756K
Other incomeLn 4–11$252K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$333K
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$938K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$222K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$756K
Investment incomeLn 3$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$252K
Gains on assetsLn 7$113K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$904K
SavingsLn 2$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$938K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$213K
Other assetsLn 15$76K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 645
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$389K$938K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$263K$213K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$107K$107K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$50K$6K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$686K$563K$69K$55K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$18K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$25K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$33K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$81K$81K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1.0M$1.0M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$154K$154K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$99K$66K$29K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$22K$5K
TravelLn 17$591K$569K$18K$4K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$42K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$38K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.5M$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$3.2M$333K$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.3M$4.7M$644K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$5.2M−$1.1M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$5.4M$483K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.6M$5.4M$267K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$3.6M$515K$3.5M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
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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