Nebraska Golf Association
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What it says it does
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE NEBRASKA GOLF ASSOCIATION IS TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, AND ADVANCE THE INTEREST AND THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AMATEUR GOLF THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, TO LEND ITS COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION TO ENCOURAGE AND CULTIVATE A SPIRIT OF HARMONY AND COOPERATION, TO SPONSOR AND CONDUCT AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS, COMPETITIONS, AND OTHER EVENTS, TO PROVIDE AND ADMINISTER A HANDICAP AND COURSE RATING SYSTEMS FOR NEBRASKA GOLF CLUBS, AND TO EDUCATE AND TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS AND THE AMATEUR GOLFERS OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $115,690, secretary/treasurer
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)
- $1.0 million spent. THE NEBRASKA GOLF ASSOCIATION CONDUCTED OVER 20 AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS, COMPETITIONS, AND OTHER GOLF EVENTS DURING 2024 IN WHICH OVER 1,000 AMATEUR GOLFERS PARTICIPATED. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE NEBRASKA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, NEBRASKA MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP, NEBRASKA FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP, NEBRASKA SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, NEBRASKA SENIOR MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP AND NEBRASKA MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. ON THE JUNIOR LEVEL, EVENTS INCLUDE THE NEBRASKA JUNIOR AMATEUR, NEBRASKA JUNIOR MATCH PLAY, AND THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA JUNIOR CUP. THE NEBRASKA GOLF ASSOCIATION ALSO CONDUCTS NATIONAL QUALIFIERS FOR USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEBRASKA SECTION OF THE PGA TO CONDUCT THE NEBRASKA CUP MATCHES AND TO PRESENT THE NEBRASKA JUNIOR GOLF TOUR. THE NEBRASKA JUNIOR GOLF TOUR OFFERS OVER 80 COMPETITIVE GOLF EVENTS FOR JUNIOR GOLFERS BEGINNING AT THE AGE OF SEVEN CONTINUING THROUGH THE SUMMER FOLLOWING A GOLFER'S GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
- $30,000 spent. THE NEBRASKA GOLF ASSOCIATION PROVIDES EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION TO ITS MEMBER CLUBS AND GOLFERS BY SERVING AS A SOURCE FOR RESOLVING QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RULES OF GOLF, USGA HANDICAPPING, AND AMATEUR STATUS, BY HOLDING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS ON THE GOLF HANDICAP AND INFORMATION SERVICE, RULES OF GOLF, AND USGA PROCEDURES AND HANDICAPPING, AND BY PUBLISHING THE NEBRASKA GOLFER E-MAGAZINE WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO NEARLY 15,000 HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. THIS E-MAGAZINE CONTAINS ARTICLES RELATING TO CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COMPETITIONS, TO THE EDUCATION OF AMATEUR GOLFERS, AND ARTICLES OF HUMAN INTEREST.
- $24,000 spent. THE NEBRASKA GOLF ASSOCIATION, THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS BY THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION, FILLED THREE INTERN POSITIONS DURING 2024 TO ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF AMATEUR GOLF IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA.
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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2018.
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)(4) social welfare organization 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 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in November 2025. It is too new to have a track record.
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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