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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SPIRIT GOLF ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,652,715
Total expenses
$10,080,413
Contributions and grants received
$4,046,956
Grants paid
$110,280
Program service revenue
$5,481,378
Investment income
$124,381
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$12,096,595
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,253,388
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,843,207
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,452,857
Management and general expenses
$596,970
Fundraising expenses
$30,586
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,452,857

Program services were 93.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,046,956

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Membership fees

    total $5,299,392 · related or exempt $5,299,392

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Sponsorship revenue

    total $181,986 · related or exempt $181,986

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $124,381 · excluded $124,381

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $110,280 · program services $110,280

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $326,632 · program services $224,793 · management and general $91,629 · fundraising $10,210

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $235,574 · program services $207,216 · management and general $10,534 · fundraising $17,824

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,436 · program services $4,335 · management and general $5,591 · fundraising $510

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,829 · program services $25,599 · management and general $188 · fundraising $2,042

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,730 · program services $13,730

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,150 · management and general $37,150

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,792 · management and general $6,792

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $366,680 · program services $23,366 · management and general $343,314

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,386 · program services $52,386

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $200,804 · program services $180,559 · management and general $20,245

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,109 · program services $2,109

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,540,978 · program services $6,487,650 · management and general $53,328

  • 17 · Travel

    total $94,144 · program services $88,445 · management and general $5,699

  • 20 · Interest

    total $452,856 · program services $452,856

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,116,559 · program services $1,116,559

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,500 · management and general $22,500

  • 24a · Other expenses: Tournament fees

    total $280,000 · program services $280,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: Sponsorship benefits

    total $133,350 · program services $133,350

  • 24c · Other expenses: Program expenses

    total $49,624 · program services $49,624

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $987 · end of year $987

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,351,852 · end of year $1,872,025

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $92,901 · end of year $62,622

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,541 · end of year $11,750

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

    $51,472

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

    $47,400

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,908 · end of year $4,072

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,128,547 · end of year $10,145,139

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $26,720 · end of year $53,357

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,442,949 · end of year $3,016,462

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $8,854,162 · end of year $7,051,317

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $132,252

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,270,905 · end of year $1,843,207

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

We promote amateur sports through our international amateur golf championship, provide facilities and support for other amateur golf events, and support amateur athletes for golf competitions, all as a qualified amateur sports organization under section 501(j)(2).

Activities or mission (Part I)

Promote the global goodwill of amateur golf and health related causes in the greater Houston area.

  • The Spirit Golf Association ("SGA") promotes golf activities at Whispering Pines Golf Club near Houston, Texas, through its Membership Program. The sport of golf provides physical & health benefits. Association membership consists of individuals, corporations, and charitable partners who make annual charitable contributions to support the organization's philanthropic missions.

    Expenses $8,476,408 · Grants $110,280 · Revenue $5,299,392

  • The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship is a biennial event showcasing the world's best amateur golfers from around the globe. The Texas Golf Association governs the competition.

    Expenses $976,449 · Revenue $181,986

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Corbin Robertson Jr

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Will Robertson

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Sturdivant

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Addington

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Willie J Alexander

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Aron

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Baker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dennis Barnes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Duke Butler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Carver

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacy Dennis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlie Epps

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Hammer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Jarrett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacy Lewis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard J Martin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shea Morenz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael J O'Donnel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hewitt Pate

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Reid Ryan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Loren Singletary

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Manley

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $133,948
    From this org
    $133,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $348
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bettiann Barnard

    Membership Director

    Total calculated
    $204,198
    From this org
    $195,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,448
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,000
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $15,750
    Deferred
    $7,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $648
    Filer's total
    $204,198

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

  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
Each calendar year the job performance of the top officials is evaluated by the Chairman of the Board. The criteria used for the issuance of bonus compensation is based on the level of performance to job responsibilities, success of achieving objectives set forth within the membership and sponsorship programs that are directed by the Board of Directors. All bonus compensation is approved annually by the Board of Directors.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513119349301026

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