Century Club of San Diego
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Century Club of San Diego (Century Club), is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) organized and operated for charitable purposes. First incorporated in 1961, Century Club is the nonprofit host of San Diegos PGA TOUR (professional golf) event and utilizes its unique resources to be an economic driver and charitable benefactor in San Diego.Mission: to host a world-class PGA TOUR event to maximize support for the San Diego community and local youth programs.Vision: to be Americas premier golf event and San Diegos greatest ambassador and benefactor.Core values: Service - A spirit of selflessness and kindness is at the heart of our efforts; we never forget that Century Clubs success is ultimately defined by how generously it can give back to the community. Passion - We are passionate and driven in pursuing our vision and mission, valuing actions and engagement above words, and committed follow-through above good intentions. T
- Income
- $14.3 million
- Spending
- $13.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 3.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 1,035
- Highest pay
- $397,433, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 April 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 (2)
- $12.0 million spent. Tournament:The Farmers Insurance Open was played January 22-25, 2025, at historic Torrey Pines Golf Course, host site of the 2008 & 2021 U.S. Opens. The Farmers Insurance Open consistently attracts a world-class field. This was the 73rd year a PGA TOUR event has been held in San Diego, beginning with the San Diego Open in 1952. For the last 64 years, the Century Club has been the local non-profit organization for the tournament. The 2025 tournament also marked the 58th time the event was held at Torrey Pines Golf Course, and the 16th year of Farmers Insurance sponsoring the tournament.The tournament is a volunteer-driven effort with a community of volunteers serving a variety of essential responsibilities. To ensure successful onsite operation of the event, each year, the Century Club recruits and trains more than 1,000 volunteers who primarily come from the San Diego region, but also include residents from all over the United States and abroad. As San Diegos only annual event with a national and international broadcast, the Farmers Insurance Open serves as a valuable marketing asset for the local economy. Each year, the Century Club infuses revenue into the local economy by hiring more than 200 vendors, recruiting more than 1,000 volunteers, and attracting fans from all 50 states and 17 countries, generating a $67.5 million economic impact on the City of San Diego.The Century Club uses the game of golf as the platform to showcase San Diego to an international audience, generate revenue for the city, and make a difference in the community by creating programs that benefit local at-risk and underserved youth charities.
- $1.3 million spent. Champions for Youth:The Century Clubs core charitable program, Champions for Youth (CFY), aims to provide capacity-building resources to help their community partners for the long term. The Century Club focuses on supporting the long-term viability and stability of the community partners to enable them to address critical issues that affect us all, particularly in those youth most at-risk to live in poverty, experience homelessness, face food insecurities, or spend time in the foster care system.Throughout the partnership, selected nonprofits receive strategic development support, access to donation software, and engage in opportunities of collaboration, volunteerism, and brand exposure.Through an in-depth selection process, the Century Club partners with San Diego charities that provide direct services to at-risk youth and their families for participation in CFY. Once charities are selected, the Century Club works with each charity to focus on improving the following three key challenge areas that the Century Club has found to be common among charities: 1) Donor engagement; 2) lack of resources; and 3) community awareness of the charity and causes they support.Selected nonprofits are in the program for five years. This commitment of multi-year support allows the Century Club to spend ample time collaborating to strengthen the nonprofit partners infrastructure and business practices. The program includes a fundraising campaign where organizations receive all the elements like donation software, strategy assistance, and a marketing toolkit to generate unrestricted dollars, meaning the nonprofits can use these funds where it is most needed.To facilitate and support the participants fundraising efforts, the Century Club donates resources and time to provide each charity with fundraising and awareness tools to ensure successful program participation. Century Club creates a customized online donation platform for each charity, for which it also covers all processing fees that a charity would normally incur through online fundraising. Additionally, the Century Club creates and provides customized online and printed campaign marketing tools, individualized strategic campaign consulting, guidance, and training to use to generate incremental funding and donor interest.Charities receive funding from a bonus pool based on how much they raise during a specific time window compared to the other participating organizations and how many donors contribute to their campaign during the specified time. The bonus pool not only provides charities with unrestricted dollars to assist with their mission,but the time-sensitive and competitive elements of the program enable charities to incentivize contributions from donors who understand that their donations will have an increased impact during this period.In addition to the resources and funding provided, the Century Club hosts service activities for its membership to volunteer their time in support of the various missions. The organizations also works to increase awareness of the participating charities and their causes in the San Diego community by including the charities in their marketing, social media, and outreach efforts.Through this program, the Century Club supported 6 local charities for the year ending April 30, 2025.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 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 April 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 2007.
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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