Metropolitan Golf Association Inc
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What it says it does
THE ASSOCIATION IS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE IN ALL WAYS THE BEST INTEREST AND TRUE SPIRIT OF THE GAME OF GOLF AND ITS RELATED ACTIVITIES AND TO ORGANIZE TOURNAMENTS.
- Income
- $605,987
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $416,173, chief executive office
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- TOURNAMENT PROGRAMS: PROVIDE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPETITIVE EVENTS FOR THOUSANDS OF AREA GOLFERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITY LEVELS.
- HANDICAP SERVICES-PROVIDED AN ACCURATE AND UNIFORM HANDICAP CALCULATION SERVICE TO MORE THAN 100,000 AREA CLUB MEMBERS. THIS ALLOWS GOLFERS OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES TO COMPETE EQUITABLY.
- COMMUNICATION-ASSOCIATION PROVIDED CLUBS AND AREA GOLFERS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF GOLF RELATED COMMUNICATION VEHICLES. INCLUDED ARE MET GOLFER MAGAZINE, WWW.MGAGOLF.ORG, ENEWSLETTER, VIDEOS AND MUCH MORE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1943.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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