Delta Sculling Center-Everybody Sculls Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DELTA SCULLING CENTER PROVIDES ACCESS TO FITNESS, HEALTH, LEISURE AND RECREATION FOR PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES THROUGH THE INCLUSIVE SPORT OF SCULLING (I.E. ROWING). WE ADAPT OUR BOATS AND EQUIPMENT TO FIT THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE. SO EVEN IF PEOPLE HAVE PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE OR SENSORY/PERCEPTUAL CHALLENGES, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND FREEDOM IN THE WATER. WE WANT TO SUPPORT EVERYONE, NO MATTER WHAT MOTIVATION BRINGS THEM TO US, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE WHO WANT TO BECOME MORE FIT, REGAIN/IMPROVE HEALTH, FIND A NEW SPORT, ENJOY THE DELTA, TRAIN FOR COMPETITION, IMPROVE THEIR SCULLING TECHNIQUE, OR FIND AN ADAPTIVE SPORT.
- Income
- $410,440
- Spending
- $407,707
- Spent on programs
- 63%
- Reserves
- 12.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 75%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $10,200, assistant tr
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1563% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $255,563 spent. 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 FR
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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? 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 September 10, 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? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2014.
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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