Move United FY2024 filing

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Rockville, MD501(c)(3)Since 1967Recreation & SportsEIN 94-6174016Revenue $9.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSmoveunitedsport.org451 Hungerford Dr Ste 608, 20850-5106 · Rockville, MDTax-exempt since Oct 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide national leadership and opportunities for individuals with disabilities to develop independence, confidence, and fitness through participation in community sports, recreation, and education programs. Our vision is that every person, regardless of ability, has an equal opportunity to participate in sports and recreation in their community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$349K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $84K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$349K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $768K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% 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
$9.0M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$9.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$5.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.0M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$9.0M
FY2025$9.0M
Expenses
$9.4M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$9.1M
Net assets
$5.6M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$5.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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 1976.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $8.2M Management & general 5% · $456K Fundraising 8% · $709K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $349K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$221,674Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial & Operating Officer
$127,412Pt VII · Sec A
President (end Oct 2023)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (end June 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member / Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Glenn Merry’s $228K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 89th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Glenn Merry$228,144$221,674$211,811$209,652$212,083
William Snyder$108,956$127,412$117,608$113,389$107,961
David Simonson$126,889————
Julia Metcalfe$124,344————
Kayleigh Mccauley-Sayer$107,892————
Susan Rossi$106,942————
Huayra Gomez-Carcia$102,947————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides adaptive sports, recreation, and educational training programs nationwide to help individuals with disabilities build independence, confidence, and fitness.

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3 programs · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Member Services

Move united provides services to its over 235 community-based organizations operated locally in 45 states serving 125,000 annually. These services are designed to enable these local adaptive sports organizations to provide safe and effective sports rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities in their communities.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Move United Warfighters

Offers sports rehabilitation for severely wounded veterans and service members in military hospitals and communities across the U.S. Through a nationwide network of over 235 community-based chapters.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

As the nation's leading provider of training in adaptive sport, move united has educated more than 6,000 coaches, instructors, educators, leaders, and va staff who teach or want to teach sport and recreation people with disabilities.

$760Kprogram 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 2 funders$768K
Grants paid · 390 grants · $10.7M · 2020–2024
Texas Regional Para SportTX · FY2024$102,500
Team River Runner INCMD · FY2024$82,009
Midwest Adaptive SportsMO · FY2024$63,250
Challenge AlaskaAK · FY2024$56,750
Angel City AllianceCA · FY2024$47,500
City of Las VegasFY2024$45,803
Catalyst Sports INCGA · FY2024$42,753
Dare2tri Paratriathlon ClubIL · FY2024$39,796
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,500
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$497K
Investment incomeLn 3$268K
Money outPt IX
$9.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.2M
Managementcol C$456K
Fundraisingcol D$709K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$267K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$497K
Investment incomeLn 3$268K
Gains on assetsLn 7$130K
Total revenueLn 12$9.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
SavingsLn 2$999K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K
Other assetsLn 15$356K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6525
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$4.7M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161K$151K
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M$5.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.5M$2.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$391K$391K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$394K$224K$162K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.5M$89K$123K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$23K$7K$859
Other employee benefitsLn 9$104K$89K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$165K$131K$24K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$6K$47K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$479K$366K$16K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$22K$324
Office expensesLn 13$857K$745K$27K$86K
Information technologyLn 14$131K$121K$6K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$118K$83K$26K$9K
TravelLn 17$1.0M$964K$12K$32K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$296K$146K$427$150K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$50K$472
InsuranceLn 23$769K$756K$13K$80
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$308K$118K$1K$189K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.4M$8.2M$456K$709K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $9.0M$9.1M−$155K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $9.0M$9.4M−$410K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.7M$8.9M−$214K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.2M$7.4M−$217K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.2M$6.6M$575K$6.6M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,979,790 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,443,404$8,217,220
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $448,458$497,058
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$195,713$267,639
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$2,127
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,696,149$8,979,790
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,279,801$2,866,038
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,254,814$2,419,650
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,375,169$4,103,718
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,909,784$9,389,406
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$213,635−$409,616
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $8,979,790 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,127 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$101,400
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,660
VIII-1e Government grants$1,361,298
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,736,862
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$266,652
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,217,220
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $497,058$497,058
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $137,241$137,241
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $130,398$130,398
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $497,058 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $265,512$8,979,790
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,389,406 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,475,327$2,475,327
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $390,711$390,711
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $223,605 · Management $162,237 · Fundraising $8,207$394,049
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,513,943 · Management $88,710 · Fundraising $123,356$1,726,009
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,116 · Management $6,713 · Fundraising $859$30,688
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $88,577 · Management $15,056$103,633
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $131,346 · Management $23,506 · Fundraising $10,419$165,271
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,995 · Management $47,150$53,145
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,777$10,777
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $365,548 · Management $15,900 · Fundraising $97,594$479,042
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,260 · Management $324$22,584
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $744,514 · Management $27,078 · Fundraising $85,766$857,358
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $121,471 · Management $5,530 · Fundraising $3,833$130,834
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,997 · Management $25,776 · Fundraising $8,893$117,666
IX-17 TravelPrograms $964,428 · Management $12,291 · Fundraising $32,037$1,008,756
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $146,010 · Management $427 · Fundraising $149,690$296,127
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $49,727 · Management $472$50,199
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $756,423 · Management $12,853 · Fundraising $80$769,356
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $117,990 · Management $1,205 · Fundraising $188,679$307,874
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,223,988 · Management $456,005 · Fundraising $709,413$9,389,406
Part X · Balance sheet $7,168,382 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,892,564$2,446,188
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,785,354$998,971
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,009,050$1,411,823
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $83,740$63,554
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $160,735$150,830
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,138,866$1,740,843
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $433,904$356,173
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,504,213$7,168,382
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $823,335$942,477
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $322,711$323,584
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $400,122$312,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,546,168$1,578,062
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,278,742$4,968,046
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $679,303$622,274
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,958,045$5,590,320
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,504,213$7,168,382
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,590,320 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,979,790
XI-2 Total expenses$9,389,406
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$409,616
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,958,045
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$41,891
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,590,320

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