Tidewater Dawgs Athletic Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Teach various life skills and the fundamentals of sports with emphasis on maximum participation. TWDAA is a chapter of the National Youth Sports Coaches Association and Parents Association for Youth Sports both headquartered in Florida through which the league provides learning opportunities through a unified organization supporting the One Team One Goal concept. TWDAA provides certification training for coaches and staff members. The league instills good citizenship discipline and strong educational values.
- Income
- $87,745
- Spending
- $89,680
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 (1)
- $92,397 spent. The program prevents youth involvement in violence by providing structured supervised activities during high-risk after-school and weekend hours. Through organized football cheer and girls flag football participants are engaged in positive team-based environments that promote discipline accountability and healthy peer relationships. By reducing idle time and increasing access to consistent adult mentorship the program decreases opportunities for involvement in delinquent or violent behavior directly benefiting community safety in Hampton. The Tidewater Dawgs Athletic Association is a community-based initiative that uses structured athletic programming as a gateway to engage youth in prevention intervention and positive development services. The program includes servicing youth ages 8-14+ with a focus on those from underserved communities who may be at risk of exposure to violence negative peer influences or system involvement. Through organized football cheer and girls flag football programming participants engage in consistent supervised activities during after-school hours evenings and weekendscritical times when youth are most vulnerable. While athletics provide the foundation the program intentionally integrates mentorship and life skills development including conflict resolution emotional regulation leadership teamwork and decision-making. Coaches and volunteers are trained to serve as positive role models fostering trust and reinforcing accountability and respect.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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