World Flying Disc Federation

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Colorado Spgs, CO501(c)(3)Since 1994EIN 84-1279041Revenue $902K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwfdf.sport5825 Delmonico Dr Ste 370, 80919-2244 · Colorado Spgs, COTax-exempt since Nov 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide a forum for international governance and promotion for Flying Disc sports for its member associations. The wfdf organizes championship and international events for Flying Disc sports. The wfdf is made up of the national organizations and federations that govern their respective Disc sports. These members guide the administration of wfdf through a board of directors and a secretary general. The wfdf is responsible for hosting World championships, other international events and developing the rule of the game for Flying Disc sports.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 165 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$67K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
36 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 36.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$902K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$962K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$757K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$902K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$184K
FY2021$99K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$660K
FY2024$765K
FY2025$902K
Expenses
$962K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$664K
FY2023$656K
FY2024$755K
FY2025$962K
Net assets
$757K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2021$297K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$806K
FY2024$817K
FY2025$757K

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 Nov 1994.

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% · $728K Management & general 24% · $234K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary GE
$66,667Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Volker Bernardi$66,667$83,000$79,000$77,750$59,882$71,000

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

Governs and promotes international flying disc sports, organizing championships and developing game rules.

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2 programs · $728K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Wfdf Events

The world flying disc federation (WFDF) organizes championship and international events for flying disc sports.

$721Kprogram expense
02

Development Grants

Development grants are initiatives of a small financial amount that are distributed to local groups to support the expansion and development of disc sports.

$7Kprogram 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$27

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$902K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$657K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$962K
Ln 25
Programscol B$728K
Managementcol C$234K
Owns and owesPt X
$757K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$657K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$902K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$367K
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$757K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6165
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$976K$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$237K$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$817K$757K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$52K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$335K$270K$65K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$273K$219K$54K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$186K$150K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$7K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$962K$728K$234K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $902K$962K−$60K$757K 990 PDF
FY2024 $765K$755K$11K$817K 990 PDF
FY2023 $660K$656K$4K$806K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$664K$505K$802K 990 PDF
FY2021 $99K$231K−$133K$297K 990 PDF
FY2020 $184K$272K−$88K$430K 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 $901,736 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $214,938$202,283
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $518,677$656,715
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,904$39,210
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,903$3,528
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $765,422$901,736
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $351,050$401,411
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $403,809$560,239
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $754,859$961,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,563−$59,914
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $901,736 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,528 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$98,233
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$104,050
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,271
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,283
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $656,715$656,715
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,210$39,210
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $660,243 · Excluded from tax $39,210$901,736
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $961,650 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,847 · Management $14,820$66,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $270,141 · Management $64,603$334,744
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $13,469$13,469
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,825$9,825
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,173$46,173
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,255$16,255
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,280$3,280
IX-17 TravelPrograms $219,352 · Management $53,655$273,007
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,402$2,402
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $149,854 · Management $35,960$185,814
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,155 · Management $2,859$10,014
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $728,073 · Management $233,577 · Fundraising $0$961,650
Part X · Balance sheet $3,112,316 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $346,396$367,469
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $629,286$2,528,493
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $65,358$208,766
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,336$7,588
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,053,376$3,112,316
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $207,412$372,367
X-19 Deferred revenue$146,520
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,130$1,836,509
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $236,542$2,355,396
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $812,240$756,920
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $816,834$756,920
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,053,376$3,112,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $756,920 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$901,736
XI-2 Total expenses$961,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,914
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$816,834
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$756,920

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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