A not-for-profit, Aquatics provider in central ohio empowering individuals to be champions in and out of the water. We focus on developing technique and look to instill a hard-working mentality within each swimmer to help achieve their goals in and out of the pool.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 120 volunteers and 84 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
1
named funder · $100
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$110K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$844K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$835K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$305K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$844K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$760K
FY2025$844K
Expenses
$835K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$759K
FY2025$835K
Net assets
$305K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$305K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2020.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $763K Management & general 9% · $72K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$63,212Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Riegler’s $63K as Executive Director is at the 72nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jeff Riegler$63,212$47,991$12,921

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Teaches swimming technique and builds a strong work ethic for success in and out of the water.

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1 program · $763K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization provided aquatic instruction, coaching, and water safety instruction for over 720 to children ages 3 to 18 years.

$763Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100
Grants paid · 4 grants · $73K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$22,929
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,741
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,971
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$844K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$829K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$835K
Ln 25
Programscol B$763K
Managementcol C$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$305K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K
Total assetsLn 16$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$829K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Total revenueLn 12$844K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$166K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$166K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$238K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
Net assetsLn 32$305K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 584
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K$166K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$281K$238K
Total assetsLn 16$434K$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K$110K
Net assetsLn 32$297K$305K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23K$23K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$0$63K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$281K$281K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$29K$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$77K$77K$0$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$0$0
InterestLn 20$201$201$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K$53K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$276K$276K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$835K$763K$72K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $844K$835K$8K$305K 990 PDF
FY2024 $760K$759K$1K$297K 990 PDF
FY2023 $579K$581K−$2K$296K 990 PDF
FY2022 $490K$478K$13K$298K 990 PDF
FY2021 $459K$350K$109K$285K 990 PDF
FY2020 $194K$18K$176K$176K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $843,672 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,217$15,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $746,237$828,694
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$4
I-11 Other revenue−$850
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $760,458$843,672
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $22,741$26,929
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $361,917$378,706
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $374,701$429,803
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $759,359$835,438
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,099$8,234
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $843,672 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,213
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,611
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,824
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$828,694
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4$4
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$850−$850
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $828,694 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$846$843,672
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $835,438 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,929$22,929
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $63,212 · Fundraising $0$63,212
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,049 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$281,049
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,391 · Management $5,054 · Fundraising $0$34,445
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,139 · Fundraising $0$4,139
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,672 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,672
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,055 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,055
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,829 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$76,829
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,361 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,361
IX-20 InterestPrograms $201 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$201
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $52,738 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$52,738
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $275,608 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$275,608
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $763,033 · Management $72,405 · Fundraising $0$835,438
Part X · Balance sheet $414,696 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $149,465$166,239
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$10,038
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $280,601$238,419
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,050$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $434,116$414,696
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $100,918$109,727
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $137,361$109,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $296,755$304,969
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $296,755$304,969
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $434,116$414,696
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $304,969 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$843,672
XI-2 Total expenses$835,438
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,234
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$296,755
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$20
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$304,969

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