Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,606,770
- Total expenses
- $5,578,143
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,026,622
- Grants paid
- $171,274
- Program service revenue
- $1,025,732
- Investment income
- $503,096
- Other revenue
- $2,051,320
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,833,551
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,502,553
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,330,998
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,859,486
- Management and general expenses
- $770,554
- Fundraising expenses
- $948,103
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,859,486
Program services were 69.2% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$249,518
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1c · Fundraising events
$58,360
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$718,744
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$58,360
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2a · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP
total $638,106 · related or exempt $638,106
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2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $259,556 · related or exempt $259,556
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2c · Program service revenue: JOURNAL INCOME
total $128,070 · related or exempt $128,070
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3 · Investment income
total $193,928 · excluded $193,928
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5 · Royalties
total $26,472 · excluded $26,472
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,509,348
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,200,180
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $309,168
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $309,168 · excluded $309,168
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$2,599,233
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$58,360
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$574,385
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $2,024,848 · excluded $2,024,848
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $171,274 · program services $171,274
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,375,750 · program services $921,752 · management and general $295,099 · fundraising $158,899
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $327,625 · program services $219,508 · management and general $70,276 · fundraising $37,841
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $143,481 · program services $96,132 · management and general $30,777 · fundraising $16,572
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $97,911 · program services $65,600 · management and general $21,002 · fundraising $11,309
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $93,795 · program services $63,192 · management and general $19,892 · fundraising $10,711
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11b · Fees: legal
total $386,237 · program services $262,641 · management and general $115,871 · fundraising $7,725
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $47,040 · program services $31,987 · management and general $14,112 · fundraising $941
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $90,000 · fundraising $90,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $56,719 · program services $42,539 · fundraising $14,180
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,939 · program services $6,755 · management and general $4,390 · fundraising $1,794
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16 · Occupancy
total $167,726 · program services $113,231 · management and general $35,422 · fundraising $19,073
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17 · Travel
total $203,575 · program services $67,181 · management and general $50,894 · fundraising $85,500
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $47,603 · program services $47,603
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20 · Interest
total $23,469 · management and general $23,469
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23 · Insurance
total $115,092 · program services $77,232 · management and general $24,609 · fundraising $13,251
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24a · Other expenses: ANNUAL AWARD DINNERS AN
total $2,008,815 · program services $1,532,135 · fundraising $476,680
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24b · Other expenses: MISC
total $103,942 · program services $48,142 · management and general $55,800
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24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $25,237 · program services $25,237
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24d · Other expenses: PHOTOS AND AWARDS
total $21,994 · program services $21,994
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24e · All other expenses
total $57,919 · program services $45,351 · management and general $8,941 · fundraising $3,627
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $564,680 · end of year $504,608
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $220,745 · end of year $377,245
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,600 · end of year $42,919
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$730,706
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$130,706
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $600,000 · end of year $600,000
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $11,999,072 · end of year $11,897,038
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $421,546 · end of year $411,741
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $846,775 · end of year $1,117,938
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $1,325,291 · end of year $1,255,156
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $12,000
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $742,302
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $430,077 · end of year $375,157
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,202,377 · end of year $2,282,236
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,505,123 · end of year $8,048,762
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE FOUNDATION WAS ORGANIZED TO HONOR THE GREAT PLAYERS AND COACHES IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND TO INSPIRE OUR NATION'S YOUTH TO COMPETE ON THE ATHLETIC FIELDS AND IN THE CLASSROOM AND TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLES ON HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES. THE ORGANIZATION PARTLY ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS BASED UPON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, ATHLETIC ABILITY, AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE POWER OF AMATEUR FOOTBALL IN DEVELOPING THE QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP, COMPETITIVE ZEAL AND THE DRIVE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN AMERICA'S YOUNG PEOPLE.
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22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS SELECTED AND HONORED. 16 NATIONAL SCHOLAR ATHLETES SELECTED AND HONORED. HALL OF FAME ON-CAMPUS SALUTES. NATIONAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES WHERE NFF CURRENTLY DISTRIBUTES MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION EACH YEAR IN SCHOLARSHIPS, INCLUDING $300,000 AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND MORE THAN $1 MILLION THROUGH ITS CHAPTER NETWORK AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL. NFF CHAPTER NETWORK WHICH INCLUDES 120 OUTPOST IN 47 STATES AND ENCOURAGES LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AMONG AMERICA'S YOUNG FOOTBALL PLAYERS. MORE THAN 12,000 MEMBERS HOST OVER 300 EVENTS EACH YEAR, REACHING MORE THAN 600,000 FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT 6,000 HIGH SCHOOLS. NFF HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASES; HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY, HONORING COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS FROM ALL DIVISIONS OF PLAY WHO EACH MAINTAINED A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.2 OR BETTER THROUGHOUT THEIR COLLEGE CAREERS. 2,016 PLAYERS FROM 343 SCHOOLS QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Expenses $3,718,654 · Grants $171,274 · Revenue $638,106
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CROSS-PLATFORM MIXED MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO CELEBRATE THE POSITIVE IMPACT THE GAME HAS MADE ON MILLIONS OF PLAYERS, ADMINISTRATORS, VOLUNTEERS AND FANS ALIKE. HIGHLIGHTS LEAGUES AND PLAYERS AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE MANY WAYS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE GAME ON AND OFF THE FIELD. THE CAMPAIGN HAS PRODUCED OVER 1,500 ORIGINAL CONTENT PIECES WITH MORE THAN 10 MILLION MINUTES OF VIDEO VIEWED.
Expenses $117,406 · Revenue $128,070
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COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPORTING THE HALL OF FAME OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC.
Expenses $23,426 · Revenue $259,556
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Archie ManningARCHIE MANNING
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Steven J HatchellSTEVEN J HATCHELL
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $515,885
- From this org
- $442,090
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $73,795
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $442,090
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $41,294
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,501
- Filer's total
- $515,885
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Clayton I BennettCLAYTON I BENNETT
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Jack FordJACK FORD
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
William H McRavenWILLIAM H MCRAVEN
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Kathleen A MurphyKATHLEEN A MURPHY
VICE CHAIRWOMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Troy AikmanTROY AIKMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Carl S AllegrettiCARL S ALLEGRETTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Harris S BartonHARRIS S BARTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Michael J BidwillMICHAEL J BIDWILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Robert A BowlsbyROBERT A BOWLSBY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Greg BrownGREG BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Susan A CahoonSUSAN A CAHOON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Joseph R CastiglioneJOSEPH R CASTIGLIONE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Richard L ChinenRICHARD L CHINEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Kevin G CliffordKEVIN G CLIFFORD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Timothy D CookTIMOTHY D COOK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Gene DefilippoGENE DEFILIPPO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Pat FitzgeraldPAT FITZGERALD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Tom GarfinkelTOM GARFINKEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Rick GeorgeRICK GEORGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Gary GertzogGARY GERTZOG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Roger GoodellROGER GOODELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Archie GriffinARCHIE GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Jason HanoldJASON HANOLD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Elliott J HillELLIOTT J HILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Steve HillSTEVE HILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
David B HorowitzDAVID B HOROWITZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Christopher B HowardCHRISTOPHER B HOWARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Dave JohnsonDAVE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Jerry JonesJERRY JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Robert K KraftROBERT K KRAFT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Ronnie LottRONNIE LOTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
C Thomas McMillenC THOMAS MCMILLEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Michael T MoeMICHAEL T MOE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Jere W MoreheadJERE W MOREHEAD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Ed MylettED MYLETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Steven V NapolitanoSTEVEN V NAPOLITANO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Suzanne Nora JohnsonSUZANNE NORA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Erik B NordstromERIK B NORDSTROM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Anthony NotoANTHONY NOTO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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James J PhillipsJAMES J PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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James A PitaroJAMES A PITARO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Sean PittmanSEAN PITTMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Kevin A PlankKEVIN A PLANK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
George F PyneGEORGE F PYNE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Gregory A SankeyGREGORY A SANKEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Eric ShanksERIC SHANKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Whitney R ShawWHITNEY R SHAW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Eugene D SmithEUGENE D SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Ben C Sutton JrBEN C SUTTON JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Lynn SwannLYNN SWANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Dr Dennis E ThomasDR DENNIS E THOMAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Robert VecchioneROBERT VECCHIONE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Casey WassermanCASEY WASSERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Roderick K WestRODERICK K WEST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Honorable Roger WilliamsHONORABLE ROGER WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Deborah A YowDEBORAH A YOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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David M SandersDAVID M SANDERS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $251,117
- From this org
- $182,960
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $68,157
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $182,960
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,025
- Nontaxable benefits
- $50,132
- Filer's total
- $251,117
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Matthew SignMATTHEW SIGN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $368,659
- From this org
- $288,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $79,809
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $288,850
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,516
- Nontaxable benefits
- $51,293
- Filer's total
- $368,659
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Philip S MarwillPHILIP S MARWILL
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $229,434
- From this org
- $164,559
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $64,875
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,559
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,172
- Nontaxable benefits
- $48,703
- Filer's total
- $229,434
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Ron DilatushRON DILATUSH
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $154,135
- From this org
- $102,662
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,473
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $102,662
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,190
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,283
- Filer's total
- $154,135
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
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 10 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202542939349300934
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