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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by SPORTS OFFICIALS CARE.

Totals

Total revenue
$75,478
Total expenses
$12,828
Contributions and grants received
$70,176
Grants paid
$2,000
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$5,302
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$69,127
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$69,127
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,224

Program services were 56.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

THE MISSION OF SPORTS OFFICIALS CARE IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND UNITE SPORTS OFFICIALS AT ALL LEVELS WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF GIVING BACK AND CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

  • GAME ON - THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF YOUTH SPORTS OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL SPORTS BOTH HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. DUE TO THE INCREASING MISTREATMENT OF OFFICIALS THERE IS A LACK OF NEW PEOPLE INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN OFFICIAL. THE AVERAGE AGE OF A YOUTH SPORTS OFFICIAL IS AROUND 55 YEARS OLD.THERE IS A LACK OF AWARENESS ON HOW TO GET INVOLVED AND STAY INVOLVED IN SPORTS, AS WELL AS THE MANY BENEFITS OF BEING AN OFFICIAL. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL SPORTING OFFICIALS FROM THE NBA, WNBA, NHL, NFL, AND MLB HOST CLINICS TO INTRODUCE TEENS TO OFFICIATING AS A POSSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT IN SPORTS. PARTICIPANTS ARE THEN CONNECTED WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR AREA AND SPORT(S) OF PREFERENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPORTING OFFICIALS (NASO).

    Expenses $5,190

  • RESPECT THE CALL - THERE HAVE BEEN MAJOR CHALLENGES WITH THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF OFFICIALS DUE TO MISTREATMENT AND ABUSE, ESPECIALLY IN YOUTH SPORTS. SPORTS OFFICIALS ARE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE GAME AND ARE TRYING TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE ALSO HUMAN BEINGS WHO ARE GIVING IT THEIR BEST EFFORT EVERY DAY. SPORTS OFFICIALS CARE HAS PARTNERED WITH OFFICIALLY HUMAN, WHOSE MISSION IS TO RESTORE RESPECT TO GAME OFFICIALS AND RECOGNIZE THEM AS AUTHORITIES ON FIELDS AND COURTS. THE PROGRAM TARGETS AND SUPPORTS YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES TO BECOME CERTIFIED THROUGH OFFICIALLY HUMAN, RECEIVING EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON PROPER TREATMENT OF OFFICIALS. THIS HELPS ENSURE THE FUTURE OF YOUTH SPORTS AS WE KNOW IT, LEAVING THE NEXT GENERATION OF OFFICIALS ON SOLID GROUND.

    Expenses $2,000 · Grants $2,000

  • COMMUNITY GAME CHANGER - AS THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE GAME KNOW, BEING AN OFFICIAL MEANS GIVING BACK. THIS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO INSPIRE OFFICIALS OF ALL LEVELS TO GIVE BACK.AS LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY, WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE OUR PLATFORM FOR GOOD. BY BANDING TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A GREATER IMPACT IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN AND OUT OF THE GAME.

    Expenses $34

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • JENNIFER SKOLOCHENKO-PLATT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM KENNEDY

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCOTT TWARDOWSKI

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES BOWMAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANA PAPPAS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRIS PENSO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CALLIE MENDENAHLL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARL CHEFFERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARL PAGANELLI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543399349200709

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