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Team Webster Skating Assn Inc

EIN 43-1846322 · Webster Grvs, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceGood86 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE AMATEUR SKATERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN SKATING AND COMPETITION, TO PARTICIPATE IN A TEAM SPIRIT OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND GOODWILL, AND TO ENJOY THE TIME IT TAKES ATTAINING THEIR SKATING GOALS. THIS MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF TWO PROGRAMS, ST LOUIS SYNERGY SYNCHRONIZED SKATING AND METRO EDGE FIGURE SKATING CLUB. ST LOUIS SYNERGY SYNCHRONIZED SKATING IS A PREMIER SYNCHRONIZED SKATING PROGRAM IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA. SYCHNRONIZED SKATING IS A SPORT THAT REQUIRES A TEAM OF 12 TO 16 SKATERS TO PERFORM COMPLEX PATTERNS AND SKILLS. MORE THAN 100 SKATERS FROM AGE 5 TO 18 PARTICIPATE ON SEVERAL TEAMS. THE SYNERGY PROGRAM FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING STRONG YOUNG WOMEN BY EMPHASIZING SPORTSMANSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, SERVICE, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT. BY PARTICIPATING ON TEAMS, OUR SKATERS LEARN VALUABLE LESSONS ABOUT TEAMWORK, GOAL SETTING AND PERSERVERANCE. METRO EDGE FIGURE SKATING CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1996 AT THE WEBSTER GR

Income
$683,878
Spending
$619,980
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
5.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 89%
Employees
10
Highest pay
$24,538, director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 19% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (2)
  1. $530,556 spent. ST LOUIS SYNERGY WAS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 100 SKATERS DURING THE PAST SEASON. SYNERGY TEAMS HAVE APPEARED IN SEVERAL USFSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS EARNING TWO PEWTER AND ONE BRONZE MEDAL AND ONE SILVER MEDAL. SYNERGY TEAMS HAVE HAD RECENT SUCCESS AT THE SECTIONAL LEVEL, MEDALLING IN NUMEROUS MIDWESTERN SYCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS. SYNERGY JUNIOR TEAM HAS BEEN SELECTED IN THE PAST BY THE USFSA TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, INCLUDING COMPETING IN THE MOZART CUP IN AUSTRIA. THEY ARE THE FIRST MISSOURI TEAM TO BE CHOSEN FOR SUCH AN HONOR. SYNERGY SKATERS REPRESENT THE LEADERSHIP OF TOMORROW. BEYOND THEIR SKATING COMMITMENT OF UP TO 15 HRS PER WEEK, SYNERGY SKATERS HAVE ACTIVE ROLES IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY. RECENT SYNERGY MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES SEVERAL CLASS PRESIDENTS, CLUB OFFICERS, NUMEROUS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS, AND ACTIVE MUSICIANS. ST LOUIS SYNERGY WAS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 100 SKATERS DURING THE PAST SEASON. SYNERGY TEAMS HAVE APPEARED IN SEVERAL USFSA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS EARNING TWO PEWTER AND ONE BRONZE MEDAL AND ONE SILVER MEDAL. SYNERGY TEAMS HAVE HAD RECENT SUCCESS AT THE SECTIONAL LEVEL, MEDALLING IN NUMEROUS MIDWESTERN SYCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS. SYNERGY JUNIOR TEAM HAS BEEN SELECTED IN THE PAST BY THE USFSA TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, INCLUDING COMPETING IN THE MOZART CUP IN AUSTRIA. THEY ARE THE FIRST MISSOURI TEAM TO BE CHOSEN FOR SUCH AN HONOR. SYNERGY SKATERS REPRESENT THE LEADERSHIP OF TOMORROW. BEYOND THEIR SKATING COMMITMENT OF UP TO 15 HRS PER WEEK, SYNERGY SKATERS HAVE ACTIVE ROLES IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY. RECENT SYNERGY MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES SEVERAL CLASS PRESIDENTS, CLUB OFFICERS, NUMEROUS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS, AND ACTIVE MUSICIANS.
  2. $55,960 spent. METRO EDGE FIGURE SKATING CLUB IS THE INDIVIUAL SKATING DIVISION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE CLUB HOSTS THREE LARGE SCALE EVENTS ANNUALLY. THESE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE THE NUTCRACKER ON ICE, WITH A CAST OF MORE THAN 100 SKATERS FROM THE ST LOUIS AREA AND GUEST SKATERS. THE SHOW HAS PLAYED TO SOLD OUT AUDIENCES WITH MANY PATRONS RETURNING YEAR AFTER YEAR. IN 2010 THIS EVENT WAS NAMED OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY EVENT BY THE WEBSTER GROVES SHREWSBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. OUR "MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS" COMPETITION ATTRACTS SKATERS FROM BLOOMINGTON, IL TO KANSAS CITY MO AND BEYOND. IT IS BOTH A COMPETITIVE AND RECREATIONAL COMPETITION ALLOWING SKATERS TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST LOCAL COMPETITION AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS DESIGNED TO STRETCH THEIR CREATIVE AND ARTISITC SKILLS. IT IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF OUR GOAL TO BE A CLUB THAT PROVIDES NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SKATERS TO EXCEL. THE SUMMER SHOW PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SKATERS TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE FOR THE JOY OF ENTERTAINING. SKATERS OF ALL AGES PERFORM INDIVIDUALLY AND IN SMALL AND LARGE GROUPS. METRO EDGE FIGURE SKATING CLUB IS THE INDIVIUAL SKATING DIVISION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE CLUB HOSTS THREE LARGE SCALE EVENTS ANNUALLY. THESE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE THE NUTCRACKER ON ICE, WITH A CAST OF MORE THAN 100 SKATERS FROM THE ST LOUIS AREA AND GUEST SKATERS. THE SHOW HAS PLAYED TO SOLD OUT AUDIENCES WITH MANY PATRONS RETURNING YEAR AFTER YEAR. IN 2010 THIS EVENT WAS NAMED OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY EVENT BY THE WEBSTER GROVES SHREWSBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. OUR "MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS" COMPETITION ATTRACTS SKATERS FROM BLOOMINGTON, IL TO KANSAS CITY MO AND BEYOND. IT IS BOTH A COMPETITIVE AND RECREATIONAL COMPETITION ALLOWING SKATERS TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST LOCAL COMPETITION AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS DESIGNED TO STRETCH THEIR CREATIVE AND ARTISITC SKILLS. IT IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF OUR GOAL TO BE A CLUB THAT PROVIDES NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SKATERS TO EXCEL. THE SUMMER SHOW PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SKATERS TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE FOR THE JOY OF ENTERTAINING. SKATERS OF ALL AGES PERFORM INDIVIDUALLY AND IN SMALL AND LARGE GROUPS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1999.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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