Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by THE FIRST TEE OF GREATER HOUSTON INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,972,193
- Total expenses
- $1,453,695
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,715,690
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $135,387
- Investment income
- $133,805
- Other revenue
- -$12,689
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,677,626
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $813,443
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,864,183
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,174,478
- Management and general expenses
- $168,054
- Fundraising expenses
- $111,163
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,174,478
Program services were 80.8% 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.
-
1c · Fundraising events
$315,898
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,399,792
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$52,377
-
2a · Program service revenue: Membership dues
total $112,891 · related or exempt $112,891
-
2b · Program service revenue: Life skills/Tournament
total $22,496 · related or exempt $22,496
-
3 · Investment income
total $133,805 · related or exempt $133,805
-
5 · Royalties
total $112 · related or exempt $112
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$21,450
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$315,898
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$34,876
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$13,426 · excluded -$13,426
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$625
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $625 · related or exempt $625
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $170,940 · program services $94,019 · management and general $59,827 · fundraising $17,094
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $615,144 · program services $538,862 · management and general $38,745 · fundraising $37,537
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $46,226 · program services $40,937 · management and general $2,521 · fundraising $2,768
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $98,847 · program services $82,075 · management and general $10,200 · fundraising $6,572
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $58,236 · program services $47,275 · management and general $6,960 · fundraising $4,001
-
11g · Fees: other
total $173,017 · program services $99,307 · management and general $33,007 · fundraising $40,703
-
13 · Office expenses
total $71,864 · program services $54,262 · management and general $15,550 · fundraising $2,052
-
16 · Occupancy
total $27,193 · program services $25,999 · management and general $758 · fundraising $436
-
17 · Travel
total $19,053 · program services $19,053
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $23,943 · program services $23,943
-
20 · Interest
total $552 · program services $552
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $12,746 · program services $12,746
-
23 · Insurance
total $46,671 · program services $46,671
-
24a · Other expenses: First Tee tournament se
total $43,622 · program services $43,622
-
24b · Other expenses: Course/grounds maint
total $25,980 · program services $25,980
-
24c · Other expenses: Outreach program
total $10,968 · program services $10,534 · management and general $434
-
24d · Other expenses: Other expenses
total $8,693 · program services $8,641 · management and general $52
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $16,636
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,430,415 · end of year $2,800,300
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $143,666
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $12,500
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $31,674 · end of year $46,914
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,002,255
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$908,276
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $91,782 · end of year $93,979
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $394,619 · end of year $563,631
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $68,657 · end of year $73,472
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $58,263 · end of year $72,354
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $582,927 · end of year $667,617
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$594,803 · end of year $576,981
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,833,446 · end of year $2,287,202
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
First Tee Greater Houston's (FTGH) mission since 2004 is to impact the lives of young people in the Greater Houston area by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.
Activities or mission (Part I)
First Tee empowers kids and teens, ages 7-18, through the game of golf. No clubs needed!
-
FTGH serves over 300,000 youth annually, more than any other chapter in the international network of 150. Rooted in First Tee's Nine Core Values of: Honesty, Integrity, Sportsmanship, Respect, Confidence, Responsibility, Perseverance, Courtesy and Judgment. We also incorporate these Nine Healthy Habits: Energy, Play, Safety, Vision, Mind, Family, Friends, School and Community. FTGH priorities safety and trains positive adult role models to teach age and developmentally appropriate core values and health and wellness behaviors at each level of the curriculum through three delivery channels. See Schedule O - Continued - 1) On Golf Courses program is delivered at eight green grass facilities and four PGA TOUR Superstores. It provides character education, life management skills, and wellness, along with golf knowledge and skill development. 2) School Program is delivered by P.E. teachers at Houston area schools in 46 districts and 563 schools. We train P.E. teachers to deliver curriculum as a P.E. unit during the school year. 3) Community Program partners with over 55 area non-profits such as: Including Kids and Houston Parks & Recreation Community Centers. FTGH's teen mentoring and leadership programs continues to thrive, and we vastly expanded Girls Golf opportunities beginning in 2023. FTGH serves students throughout Harris and the 7 contiguous counties. We are unique in that any child can participate in and benefit from our program. While we offer classes for autistic kids and provide equipment for kids in wheelchairs, every young person ages 7-18 can participate in our program no matter what their ability, gender, ethnicity, or income.
Expenses $1,174,478 · Revenue $269,929
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Kenneth Fisher
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Rob Chisholm
Vice Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Raleigh Wolfe
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Patricia Booker
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Anderson Bynam
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
James Casey
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Brian Conner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Mark Jacobs
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Mark Miller
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Anna Peikert
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Ashton Radvansky
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Christina Stritzinger
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Steven Timms
President & CEO
- Total calculated
- $416,884
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $368,000
- Other
- $48,884
- Hours/week
- 17 + 23 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $300,000 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $50,000 related
- Other
- $0 + $18,000 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $31,803 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $17,081 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $416,884 related
-
Claire P Bey
Development Director
- Total calculated
- $120,865
- From this org
- $100,257
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,608
- Hours/week
- 40
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
None.
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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Officer Compensation Explanation
- The President/CEO serves the three related organizations. The total compensation package is paid by Houston Golf Association,Inc. The compensation is allocated between the three related organizations based on estimated time committed to each. Time and compensation has been allocated 2% Houston Golf Association,Inc., 41% Houston Golf Association Youth Program, Inc., and 57% Houston Municipal Golf Association, Inc. The Houston Golf Association, Inc. has a compensation committee and engages an outside firm that conducts a compensation study on a regular basis.
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.
-
501(c)(3) · Jr/Amateur Golf Programs · TX
-
Houston Municipal Golf Association Inc
501(c)(3) · Golf course operations · TX
Directly controlled by Houston Golf Association Inc
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513189349316651
Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.
The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.