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Utah Golf Foundation

EIN 87-0458588 · Salt Lake City, UT

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

What it says it does

PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS ACCESS TO THE GAME OF GOLF AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP TO GROW THE GAME.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100.

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 23.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 82 out of 100.

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
0 of 8
Reports no 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.
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 October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (3)

$46,663 spent. VETERANS ON COURSE (VOC) WAS STARTED BY THE UTAH GOLF FOUNDATION IN 2016 AS A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND PLAYING OPPORTUNITIES TO MILITARY VETERANS FREE OF CHARGE. EACH EVENT INCLUDES ONE HOUR OF LESSONS FROM PGA PROFESSIONALS, A NINE-HOLE SCRAMBLE GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND AN AFTER-PLAY SOCIAL WITH DINNER AND A KEYNOTE SPEAKER. THE UTAH GOLF FOUNDATION HOSTED NINE EVENTS DURING THE 2024 SEASON, INCLUDING SEVEN CO-ED EVENTS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN UTAH, ONE CO-ED EVENT IN SOUTHERN UTAH, AND ONE WOMEN'S EVENT IN NORTHERN UTAH.
$133,000 spent. YOUTH ON COURSE (YOC) IS AN INTERNATIONAL 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CURRENTLY OPERATING AT 2,300 PARTICIPATING GOLF COURSES THROUGHOUT THE U.S., AUSTRALIA,AND CANADA, AND IMPACTING MORE THAN 386,000 MEMBERS. YOC PROVIDES JUNIOR MEMBERS AGES 6-18 ACCESS TO ROUNDS OF GOLF FOR 5 OR LESS FOR NINE HOLES BY SUBSIDIZING PARTICIPATING COURSES. THE 2024 YOC UTAH SEASON INCLUDED 32 UTAH GOLF COURSES. NEARLY 5,000 YOC UTAH MEMBERS PLAYED 22,600 ROUNDS OF GOLF, AND THE UTAH GOLF FOUNDATION REIMBURSED PARTICIPATING UTAH FACILITIES 103,500.
$7,900 spent. DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH A MISSION TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT BUILD CHARACTER, INSTILL LIFE-ENHANCING VALUES AND PROMOTE HEALTHY CHOICES THROUGH THE GAME OF GOLF.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 October 13, 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 October 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 October 1989.
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 October 21, 2026.

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