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← UNITED STATES FENCING ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by UNITED STATES FENCING ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,786,653
Total expenses
$15,520,205
Contributions and grants received
$2,463,795
Grants paid
$85,293
Program service revenue
$11,453,727
Investment income
$114,226
Other revenue
$1,754,905
Total assets, end of year
$5,840,693
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,269,545
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,571,148
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,457,205
Management and general expenses
$3,063,000
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,457,205

Program services were 80.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,090,773

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,373,022

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,111,377

  • 2a · Program service revenue: National/International events

    total $7,957,301 · related or exempt $7,957,301

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership dues

    total $2,598,791 · related or exempt $2,598,791

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Sanction fees

    total $611,971 · related or exempt $611,971

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Insurance fees

    total $285,608 · related or exempt $285,608

  • 2e · Program service revenue: American Fencing Magazine

    total $56 · unrelated business $56

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $62,135 · excluded $62,135

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $52,091

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $52,091

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $52,091 · excluded $52,091

  • 11a · Other revenue: Royalties and sponsorship

    total $883,771 · related or exempt $883,771

  • 11b · Other revenue: Administrative/Application fees

    total $355,582 · related or exempt $355,582

  • 11c · Other revenue: Event incentives

    total $298,650 · related or exempt $298,650

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $216,902 · related or exempt $142,785 · unrelated business $74,117

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,754,905

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $85,293 · program services $85,293

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $377,066 · program services $225,001 · management and general $152,065

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,259,990 · program services $751,854 · management and general $508,136

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $43,497 · program services $25,955 · management and general $17,542

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $164,046 · program services $97,889 · management and general $66,157

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $132,461 · program services $79,041 · management and general $53,420

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $319,494 · management and general $319,494

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,125 · management and general $23,125

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,683,731 · program services $1,279,492 · management and general $404,239

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $134,291 · program services $28,541 · management and general $105,750

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,665,841 · program services $1,035,256 · management and general $630,585

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,229,947 · program services $1,117,087 · management and general $112,860

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,482,263 · program services $5,283,503 · management and general $198,760

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,952 · management and general $13,952

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $462,987 · program services $94,151 · management and general $368,836

  • 24a · Other expenses: Equipment

    total $1,136,998 · program services $1,125,827 · management and general $11,171

  • 24b · Other expenses: Honorarium

    total $971,904 · program services $970,504 · management and general $1,400

  • 24c · Other expenses: Merchandise

    total $216,452 · program services $163,715 · management and general $52,737

  • 24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $101,027 · program services $78,256 · management and general $22,771

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,840 · program services $15,840

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $822,885 · end of year $220,043

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $931,991

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $387,498 · end of year $496,163

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $909,538 · end of year $1,070,425

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $193,189

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $176,568

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $29,168 · end of year $16,621

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,382,752 · end of year $2,497,950

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $158,963 · end of year $607,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,188,527 · end of year $1,744,232

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $37,844 · end of year $30,844

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,308,480 · end of year $2,352,906

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $34,020 · end of year $141,563

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,121,933 · end of year $1,571,148

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To grow and promote the sport of fencing in the United States, honor its rich traditions, and achieve sustained competitive international excellence.

  • National and International Events - Sponsoring a variety of teams and tournaments, preparing athletes for Olympic, Paralympic, and World Championship level competition.

    Expenses $11,666,075 · Grants $85,293 · Revenue $8,569,272

  • Membership - Members are provided access to participate in training and competition at local, regional and national events and are provided with a subscription to American fencing magazine. All members are covered by accident insurance and clubs can obtain liability insurance through USA Fencing.

    Expenses $791,130 · Revenue $2,884,455

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Arias

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emily Bian

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Abdel Salem

    At-Large Director

    Total calculated
    $3,220
    From this org
    $3,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amanda Nguyen

    Independent Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ben Bratton

    Athlete Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Damien Lehfeldt

    At-Large-Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Darryl Jacobs

    Independent Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Donald Alperstein

    Special Board member

    Total calculated
    $3,013
    From this org
    $3,013
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kat Holmes

    Athlete Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauryn DeLuca

    Athlete Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Joo

    Special Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Molly Hill

    At-Large-Director

    Total calculated
    $1,645
    From this org
    $1,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nzingha Prescod

    Athlete Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Peter Burchard

    At-Large-Director

    Total calculated
    $3,086
    From this org
    $3,086
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Selina Kaing

    Special Board member

    Total calculated
    $690
    From this org
    $690
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Phil Andrews

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $246,306
    From this org
    $228,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,198
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,108
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,124
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,074
    Filer's total
    $246,306

  • Tabitha Chamberlin

    Director of Finance and Administration

    Total calculated
    $104,116
    From this org
    $101,161
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,955
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kate Reisinger

    Senior Director of Sports Performance

    Total calculated
    $155,508
    From this org
    $145,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,862
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,646
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,829
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,033
    Filer's total
    $155,508

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510349349301481

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