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Shoal Creek

EIN 63-0727001 · Shoal Creek, AL

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What it says it does

TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND RECREATION OF ITS MEMBERS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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

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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

SHOAL CREEK CLUB IS A GOLF CLUB LOCATED IN SHOAL CREEK, ALABAMA. SHOAL CREEK WAS AN INSTANT CLASSIC WHEN IT OPENED IN 1977, DRAWING THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP JUST SEVEN YEARS LATER, AND IT REMAINS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST COURSES. IN ADDITION TO ENTERTAINING MEMBERS AND GUESTS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, THE 7,154 YARD LAYOUT HAS HOSTED TWO PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS (1984, 1990), THE 1986 U.S. AMATEUR AND THE 2008 U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR. FROM 2011-2015 SHOAL CREEK HOSTED YET ANOTHER MAJOR, THE REGIONS TRADITION ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR.IN 2018, SHOAL CREEK HOSTED THE U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN.WHILE THE COURSE IS THE FOCUS OF THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS' COMPETITORS, THE HUB OF THE CLUB'S EVERYDAY LIFE IS THE MAIN CLUBHOUSE, A REPLICA OF THE GOVERNOR'S PALACE IN WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, DOWN TO THE COAT OF ARMS ABOVE THE FRONT DOOR. IT IS FLANKED BY A TOWN HALL, GOLF SHOP AND FOUR GUEST COTTAGES, ALL ARRANGED AROUND A COMMON LAWN.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2024.
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 December 1980.
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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