USA Climbing

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Salt Lake City, UT501(c)(3)Since 1998Recreation & SportsEIN 91-1899953Revenue $7.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSusaclimbing.org504 W 300 S, 84101-1118 · Salt Lake City, UTTax-exempt since Nov 1998Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Support the well-being, development, and competitive excellence of our athletes as we advance the accessibility and growth of the Climbing community nationwide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,857 volunteers and 17 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 $2.9M a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$431K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $946K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.3M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.6M
-64% vs prior year
Spent
$7.0M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$14.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2024▼ -64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2021$835K
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$21.4M
FY2024$7.6M
Expenses
$7.0M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.0M
Net assets
$14.9M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$724K
FY2021$576K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$14.2M
FY2024$14.9M

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 1998.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $5.7M Management & general 18% · $1.2M Fundraising 1% · $74K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $431K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$202,492Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Sport
$122,699Pt VII · Sec A
Finanace and Administration Director
$100,552Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Norman’s $202K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021FY2020
Marc Norman$202,492$230,629$172,486$175,000$179,038$188,577
Kelly Feilke———$166,186$123,524—
John Muse$122,699$107,848$112,459$110,159—$92,536
Caitlin Curry$100,552—————
Meagan Martin$3,500$7,800$10,750$8,375$7,500—
Jesse Grupper$1,000—$375$2,075—$2,000
Kyra Condie$1,000—$250$746—$2,050
John Brosler———$1,732——

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

Supports athletes' well-being and competitive excellence while growing climbing nationwide.

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2 programs · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support Development and Events

See Schedule O

$4.8Mprogram expense
02

High Performance

Provide support to elite athletes from youth, paraclimbing and Olympic hopefuls to achieve their athletic goals and represent USA Climbing Internationally. USA Climbing funded athletes to attend World Cups and the World Championships, and operated an elite training facility in Salt Lake City, UT to further develop USA athletes.

$879Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$946K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $62K · 2024–2024
USA Climbing FoundationUT · FY2024$62,448

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$720K
Money outPt IX
$7.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.1M
Total assetsLn 16$17.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$220K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$720K
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$14.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$300K
Other assetsLn 15$173K
Total assetsLn 16$17.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$14.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 61,857
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$15.5M$16.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$273K$300K
Total assetsLn 16$17.2M$17.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$14.2M$14.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$62K$62K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$339K$249K$82K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$818K$217K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$11K$2K$214
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$81K$22K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$79K$22K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$65K$41K$13K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$17K$7K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$642K$557K$57K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$423K$403K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$378K$270K$108K
Information technologyLn 14$136K$13K$123K
OccupancyLn 16$150K$99K$51K
TravelLn 17$786K$732K$54K
InterestLn 20$14K$6K$7K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$103K$84K$19K$483
InsuranceLn 23$177K$43K$134K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.3M$2.1M$273K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$79K$63K$16K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.0M$5.7M$1.2M$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.6M$7.0M$656K$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $21.4M$7.4M$14.0M$14.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$6.7M$10K$209K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$4.4M−$148K$576K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.6M$224K$724K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,638,599 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,781,333$2,183,889
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,321,507$4,695,610
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $273,197$720,182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,774$38,918
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,401,811$7,638,599
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$62,448
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,539,168$1,614,070
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $81,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,791,503$5,306,075
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,411,671$6,982,593
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,990,140$656,006
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,638,599 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $38,918 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,183,889
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$219,768
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,183,889
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,519,568 · Unrelated business $176,042$4,695,610
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $720,182$720,182
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,558,486 · Unrelated business $176,042 · Excluded from tax $720,182$7,638,599
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,982,593 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $62,448$62,448
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $248,834 · Management $82,460 · Fundraising $7,496$338,790
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $818,365 · Management $216,623 · Fundraising $19,693$1,054,681
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,542 · Management $2,353 · Fundraising $214$13,109
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $80,823 · Management $21,812 · Fundraising $1,983$104,618
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,703 · Management $22,155 · Fundraising $2,014$102,872
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $40,794 · Management $12,857 · Fundraising $11,676$65,327
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,834 · Management $6,865 · Fundraising $3,551$27,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $557,348 · Management $57,482 · Fundraising $27,273$642,103
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $403,262 · Management $19,803$423,065
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $270,015 · Management $107,950$377,965
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,513 · Management $123,156$135,669
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,000 · Management $51,000$150,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $731,939 · Management $54,149$786,088
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,251 · Management $7,396 · Fundraising $0$13,647
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83,511 · Management $18,613 · Fundraising $483$102,607
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,376 · Management $134,006$177,382
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,053,477 · Management $272,531 · Fundraising $0$2,326,008
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $63,114 · Management $15,850 · Fundraising $0$78,964
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,681,149 · Management $1,227,061 · Fundraising $74,383$6,982,593
Part X · Balance sheet $17,158,904 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $947,908$1,522,127
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,505,002$14,548,272
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $315,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $183,392$508,962
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $760,236$102,550
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $272,821$299,833
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,581$4,231
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $197,933$172,929
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,186,873$17,158,904
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,005,140$456,447
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,401,707$1,356,062
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $81,127$1,689
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,987,974$2,303,999
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$504,351$584,951
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,703,250$14,269,954
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,198,899$14,854,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,186,873$17,158,904
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,854,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,638,599
XI-2 Total expenses$6,982,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$656,006
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,198,899
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,854,905

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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