Triangle Flying Disc Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To collaboratively build a community that emphasizes accessability, relationships, and engagement through learning, playing, and teaching the sport of Ultimate in the Triangle region of North Carolina.
- Income
- $677,156
- Spending
- $663,675
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
- Employees
- 62
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $60,000, exec director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes -8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 June 30, 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 (6)
- $112,203 spent. Youth Summer Camps: Triangle Ultimate (TU) partnered with local professional ultimate teams, the Flyers and Radiance, to offer a one-week overnight camp branded as Carolina Ultimate Flight School. An elite coaching team served 64 Flight School Campers in the summer of 2025. TU also continued our collaboration with longtime partners, including Chapel Hill P&R, Carrboro P&R, Carolina Friends School, Orange Co, and Durham Academy to offer quality, affordable, local camps across the Triangle. We served 459 youth players this past summer through our recreational day camp programs.
- $86,036 spent. Juniors and Youth Club programs (non-school based) Our competitive Summer Youth Club Championship (YCC) season served 163 youth across six teams. All teams attended the Southeast Showdown Tournament to compete regionally. Four elite teams also travelled to compete in USAUs Youth Club Championships in Aurora, CO. Triangle Ultimate has sent teams to the USAU YCC event every year since 2009.
- $42,471 spent. School-Based programs: Triangle Ultimate continues to expand accessable playing opportunities through our school-based programs across the Triangle area. We operate the regions largest school ultimate leagues, serving 423 high school players across 29 teams in the fall, and 393 middle school players across 27 teams in the winter. These programs use our Pay-What-You-Can model, ensuring that financial accessibility is never a barrier to participation. We build and support programs at local schools where kids are, and compensate our coaches for their time to help grow the sport in an equitable way.
- $379,006 spent. Combined program revenues and expenses from ~30 other ultimate programs
- Expenses: $379006.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $174347.00
- Combined program revenues and expenses from ~30 other ultimate programs
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 August 1998.
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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