Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$410,440

Total expenses

$407,707

Contributions and grants received

$324,906

Grants paid

$13,750

Program service revenue

$73,950

Investment income

$11,584

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$659,060

Total liabilities, end of year

$5,143

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$653,917

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$255,563

Management and general expenses

$93,220

Fundraising expenses

$58,924

Program service expenses (Part III)

$255,563

Program services were 62.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• DSC HAS SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AS YOUNG AS 11 AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES. THE THREE PROGRAMS MENTIONED BELOW ARE OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS, OUR MASTERS PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, AND OUR ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS FOR CIVILIANS AND MILITARY VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES (I.E. PARA-ROWERS). YOUTH PROGRAMS - AFTER-SCHOOL: A.DSC RUNS HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS DURING THE SPRING, FALL AND WINTER, AND COLLEGE INTERNS AND ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL SCULLERS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS BY ASSISTING TO COACH NOVICE ROWERS IN THESE PROGRAMS. THESE YOUNG COACHES ALSO GET PROFESSIONAL ROWING COACHING DEVELOPMENT FROM OUR MORE EXPERIENCED COACHES AND BY ATTENDING AN ANNUAL VIRTUAL COACHING CONFERENCE RUN BY USROWING. THE CAPSTONE OF THE WINTER PROGRAM WAS A COMPETITION ON ROWING MACHINES, MIXING ADULT AND YOUTH SCULLERS, PARENTS OF OUR YOUTH, AND DSC'S PARA-ROWERS, IN RELAY RACES. AN END-OF-SPRING PICNIC AND AWARDS CEREMONY CONCLUDES THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM EACH YEAR. B.ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE WITH TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH A WEEKLY AFTER-SCHOOL SCULLING TEAM PROGRAM ON A DAY OUR TRADITIONAL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS NOT RUNNING. MOST OF THE STUDENTS FROM THOSE DIVERSE SCHOOLS HAVE NEVER BEEN ON OR EVEN SEEN THE DELTA WATERWAYS THAT RUN THROUGH STOCKTON AND WHOSE NATURAL WONDERS ARE NOW MADE ACCESSIBLE BY DSC. ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS, ABLE CHARTER SCHOOL BENEFITED FROM A DSC-ARRANGED SURPRISE VISIT TO THE SCHOOL BY AUTHOR ARSHAY COOPER, WHO HELPED SPARK RENEWED INTEREST IN SCULLING. COOPER'S MEMOIR, A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING, WAS MADE INTO AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE SAME NAME. C.OUR COMPETITIVE YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN TWO INDOOR ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE WINTER, IN ON-THE-WATER SPRINT REGATTAS IN THE SPRING, IN A HALF MARATHON RACE IN THE SUMMER, AND IN 5 KM. RACES IN THE FALL. - SPECIAL SESSIONS & CAMPS: LEARN TO ROW SESSIONS AND SUMMER CAMPS WERE WELL ATTENDED, YIELDING A FEW ROWERS FOR DSC'S ACADEMIC YEAR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. - ERG ED: DSC EXPANDED THIS NATION-WIDE INDOOR PE ROWING CURRICULUM IN NEW LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS BY TRAINING 8 TEACHERS HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM IN THEIR CLASSES AND BY ASSISTING THEM AS NEEDED. - DISCOVERY CHALLENGE ACADEMY: THIS SCHOOL TRAINS AT-RISK STUDENT CADETS IN A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE NATIONAL GUARD (THE NG IN THE SCHOOL'S NAME). DSC ARRANGED 4 WEEKEND VISITS TO DSC'S BOATHOUSE, WHERE 10 STUDENT CADETS LEARNED TO ROW ON ROWING MACHINES AND TO SCULL IN BOATS ON THE WATER. MASTERS (ADULT) PROGRAMS - DSC'S MASTERS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND, YIELDING A FEW NOVICE SCULLERS FROM EACH OF A FEW SAMPLE SCULLING SESSIONS FOLLOWED BY INTRODUCTION TO SCULLING PROGRAMS. PRACTICES FOR COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE COACHED HYBRID VIRTUAL/LIVE WORKOUTS ON INDOOR ROWING MACHINES, A FREE WEEKLY YOGA CLASS, AND ON-THE-WATER SCULLING THREE TIMES A WEEK. - WINTER FITNESS PROGRAM: IN 2024 DSC ADDED THIS NEW PROGRAM, WHICH MIXED INDOOR ROWING WORKOUTS WITH OTHER FITNESS ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS DYNAMIC AND STATIC STRETCHING AND STRENGTH TRAINING. - COMPETITIONS: LIKE OUR YOUTH, COMPETITIVE MASTERS SCULLERS COMPETE IN TWO 5 KM. RACES EACH FALL, IN AN INDOOR ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE WINTER, IN SPRINT RACE REGATTAS IN THE SPRING, AND IN ANOTHER SPRINT RACE AS WELL AS A HALF MARATHON EVENT IN THE SUMMER. ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS - OARBUSTERS IS A WEEKLY SCULLING EXPERIENCE FOR CIVILIANS WITH DISABILITIES. DSC ADDED THREE NEW PARA-ROWERS IN 2024 IN THIS LABOR- INTENSIVE PROGRAM IN WHICH ADAPTATIONS TO BOATS AND ROWING MACHINES MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR OARBUSTERS TO ROW. A VOLUNTEER IS ALSO NEEDED TO ACCOMPANY EACH PARA-ROWER. TWO OARBUSTERS COMPETED AND EARNED TWO GOLD AND ONE SILVER MEDAL AT THE BAYADA REGATTA IN PHILADELPHIA, THE BIGGEST AND LONGEST RUNNING ANNUAL PARA-ROWING REGATTA IN THE WORLD. WE WERE ALSO VERY PROUD WHEN ONE OF OUR OARBUSTERS WAS INVITED TO BE IN THE FIRST COASTAL ROWING QUAD (4-PERSON BOAT) IN THE U.S. SHE COMPETED WITH HER CREW IN LIMA, PERU, IN COSTA RICA AND AT THE WORLD COASTAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GENOA, ITALY-AND ALSO TRAINED IN FLORIDA, MASSACHUSETTS AND SPAIN. SEE THIS NEWSLETTER ARTICLE ABOUT DSC'S WORK WITH CIVILIANS WITH DISABILITIES: ODELTA WATER RECREATION: ACCESS IS EVERYTHING - DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION - FREEDOM ROWS-DELTA HEROES (FOR MILITARY VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES) CONTINUED WITH SUPPORT FROM A GRANT FROM USROWING & THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, ADDING THREE NEW SCULLERS AND MORE OUTREACH TO LOCAL VETERANS AT AN AMERICAN LEGION POST AND AT SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE. GRANTS AND VIRTUAL FUNDRAISERS - DSC RECEIVED A FEW GRANTS, RESULTING IN A)THE PURCHASE OF A NEW COACH BOAT, A NEW QUAD (4-PERSON SCULLING BOAT) AND A SHIPPING CONTAINER TO HOUSE SCULLING BOATS AND EQUIPMENT WE NEED SPACE FOR, B)CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICE SPACE AT THE MARINA WHERE WE STORE OUR ROWING BOATS, C)PROVIDING STIPENDS FOR OUR YOUTH COACHING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND D)EXPANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO MEET SOME OF THE DEMAND FOR OUR PROGRAMS. - 209GIVES VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER FOR NON-PROFITS: IN THE SPRING, DSC WON PRIZES THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW FOR LARGEST NUMBER OF UNIQUE DONORS, MOST DOLLARS RAISED FOR A MEDIUM-SIZED ORGANIZATION, AND FOR MOST DOLLARS RAISED BY ANY ORGANIZATION. WE ALSO HAD A SUCCESSFUL GIVING TUESDAY FUNDRAISER IN DECEMBER, SURPASSING OUR GOAL. COMMUNITY OUTREACH - COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT: A SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT ALLOWED DSC TO BRING ARSHAY COOPER, 2-TIME OLYMPIC ROWER DAVID BANKS AND OLYMPIC COACH MIKE TETI TO SPEAK AT VICTORY IN PRAISE CHURCH AND TO WORK WITH POTENTIAL SCULLERS AT THE DSC BOATHOUSE. - EARTH DAY: DSC HAD THE MOST HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES OF ANY BOOTH AT THE EARTH DAY EVENT THIS YEAR: PLANTING SUCCULENTS, ARTISTIC STAMPING, ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE WHEEL, AND ROWING ON ERGOMETERS. - VICTORY GARDENS PRESENTATION AND ERG SESSION: DSC MASTERS SCULLERS AND COACHES WORKED WITH MILITARY VETERANS AT VICTORY GARDENS IN FRENCH CAMP ON HOW TO ERG AND INTRODUCED THEM TO OUR FREEDOM ROWS PROGRAM. - SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION: DSC CO-FOUNDERS GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS TO THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF 21 REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. - PARK EQUITY AND ACCESS MIXER: SPONSORED BY THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND AND THE REINVENT SOUTH STOCKTON COALITION, THIS EVENT ALLOWED DSC TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY WITH PLANS FOR THE FUTURE DELTA AQUATIC CENTER OF STOCKTON. - DELTA AQUATIC CENTER: DSC'S INITIATIVE TO PLAN FOR AN AQUATIC CENTER TO MAKE ALL TYPES OF HUMAN-POWERED WATERCRAFT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC IS WELL UNDERWAY. OUR ATTAINMENT ALONG WITH THE SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF A THREE-YEAR 2.5 MILLION PLANNING GRANT FROM THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA CONSERVANCY HAS RESULTED IN COLLABORATIONS WITH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S RIVERS, TRAILS & CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS (THE BLACK URBAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION, THE UNITED WAY AND RESTORE THE DELTA), AND CITY AND COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES FROM EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH AND GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES AS WELL AS THE BUSINESS SECTOR. CONTINUING EDUCATION - SAFESPORT TRAINING TO COMPLY WITH USROWING POLICY WAS REQUIRED OF ALL COACHES AND BOARD MEMBERS INVOLVED WITH OUR ROWERS. - VOLUNTEERS, STAFF AND EVEN TWO HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ROWERS COMPLETED A CPR/AED/FIRST AID CERTIFICATION TRAINING. - TWO INTERNS FROM THE YOUTH COACHING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANT EARNED THEIR CA BOATING LICENSES, AND ONE PASSED HIS USROWING LEVEL 2 COACHING CERTIFICATION COURSE. - DSC COACHES ATTEND MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH A COHORT OF ROWING COACHES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE EARNED SUPPORT FROM THE A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING INCLUSION FUND AND ARE DEDICATED TO MAKING THE SPORT OF ROWING MORE INCLUSIVE. - OUR COACHES AND COACHING INTERNS ALSO ATTEND USROWING AND OTHER ONLINE WEBINARS ON COACHING AND ROWING, AND SOME HAVE BENEFITED FROM WORKING VIA ZOOM WITH A FORMER BRITISH OLYMPIC ROWER WHO IS A COACHING CONSULTANT FOR OUR AFTER-SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM. - DSC'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ATTENDED A CALIFORNIA BOATS AND WATERWAYS COMMISSION CONFERENCE AT BERKELEY.

  Expenses $255,563 · Grants $13,750 · Revenue $73,950

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

Listed in Part VII

• PATRICIA TIRONE

  ASSISTANT TR

  Total calculated

  $10,200

  From this org

  $10,200

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  20

• BEVERLY KLUNK

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $6,244

  From this org

  $6,244

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  10

• ROBERT OPRANDY

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  40

• KIM SPARROWK

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• ERIK HILL

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  3

• MICHAEL MARONEY

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  0.5

• DAWN REYNOLDS

  VICE PRESIDE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DENICE FLYNN

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• BRIDGET CHILDS

  VICE PRES. (

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

8 May 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202541299349300349

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