Union Argentina De Rugby
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What it says it does
THE ARGENTINA DE RUGBY" HAS THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNING, FOSTERING, CONTROLLING AND DEVELOPING THE GAME OF RUGBY IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA WITHIN ITS TRUE SPIRIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY BOARD (IRB) LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $20.1 million
- Employees
- 83
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $410,000, head coach
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
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
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)
- $11.8 million spent. HIGH PERFORMANCE RUGBY A. PUMAS LOS PUMAS' 2024 - SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES 1) RUGBY CAMPS ONE RUGBY CAMP WAS HELD IN LONDON IN MARCH BEFORE JULY TEST MATCHES (30 PLAYERS WERE INCLUDED). A SECOND RUGBY CAMP WAS HELD ALSO IN LONDON IN OCTOBER BEFORE NOVEMBER TEST MATCHES (35 PLAYERS WERE INCLUDED). 2) JULY WINDOW LOS PUMAS PLAYED 3 GAMES FOR THE JULY WINDOW IN ARGENTINA (MENDOZA, BUENOS AIRES AND URUGUAY RESPECTIVELY). 2 GAMES AGAINST FRANCE AND 1 GAME AGAINST URUGUAY. 3) RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP WAS PLAYED WITH 3 HOME AND 3 AWAY MATCHES FOR LOS PUMAS. THE TEAM STARTED THE TOURNAMENT PLAYING AN AWAY GAME AGAINST THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN WELLINGTON, WIN BY LOS PUMAS, WHILE THE SECOND WAS PLAYED ALSO AGAINST NEW ZEALAND IN AUCKLAND, A LOSS FOR THE ARGENTINEAN TEAM. AFTER THESE GAMES, THE TEAM WENT BACK TO ARGENTINA AND PLAYED 3 MATCHES, 2 AGAINST AUSTRALIA (BUENOS AIRES AND SANTA FE), WITH A WIN AND A LOSS. THE THIRD ONE AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA (SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO) WITH A WIN. FINALLY, THEY TRAVELLED TO NELSPRUIT (SOUTH AFRICA) TO PLAY AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA THE FINAL GAME OF THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS LAST ONE WAS A LOSS FOR LOS PUMAS. 4) NOVEMBER WINDOW LOS PUMAS PLAYED 3 GAMES FOR THE NOVEMBER WINDOW IN EUROPE (ITALY, IRELAND AND FRANCE RESPECTIVELY). ONE WIN AND TWO LOSSES FOR LOS PUMAS. B. PLADAR THE PLADAR, SPANISH ACRONYM FOR THE UAR HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAN, PROVIDES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE GROWTH OF OUR FIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRES, WHICH ARE IN: MENDOZA, ROSARIO, CORDOBA, BUENOS AIRES AND TUCUMAN. THE UAR HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRES ARE BEING PART OF A GROWTH PLAN, BOTH ON THE STRUCTURAL ASPECT AS WELL AS ON THE AVAILABLE HUMAN RESOURCES, WHICH ULTIMATELY AIMS AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEST RUGBY PLAYERS FOR OUR SYSTEM. OUR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CENTRES HAVE QUALITY HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: MEDICAL, PHYSIOTHERAPY, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL PREPARATION AND COACHING. 350 PLAYERS -17 TO 25-YEAR-OLDS- TRAIN AT THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE CENTRES. C. PAMPAS and DOGOSXV PAMPAS AND DOGOSXV (BOTH ARGENTINEAN TEAMS) PLAYED THE SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS (SRA). 1. PRESEASON: STARTED ON JANUARY. 2. FIRST PART OF THE SRA: BOTH TEAMS PLAYED 6 GAMES. 3. SECOND PART OF THE SRA: BOTH TEAMS PLAYED 6 GAMES. 4. PLAYOFFS: PAMPAS AND DOGOSXV PLAYED THE FINAL GAME, DOGOSXV CAME OUT AS THE WINNER AND CHAMPION OF THE TOURNAMENT ON JUNE 14TH. D. ARGENTINA XV ARGENTINA XV IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT TEAM AND ITS PLAYERS, WHO ARE NOT AT THE NATIONAL CAMPS, TRAIN AT OUR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CENTRES. ARGENTINA XV 2024 SEASON CONSISTED IN ONE CAMP IN SEPTEMBER, AND PLAYING 2 MATCHES (BRAZIL AND CHILE) ALSO IN SEPTEMBER. E. PUMITAS: U18/U20 THE ARGENTINE U18 AND U20 TEAMS TRAIN DURING THE YEAR AT THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE CENTRES INDIVIDUALLY. IN 2024 4 CAMPS WERE HELD IN ARGENTINA. ONE IN FEBRUARY (40 PLAYERS WERE INCLUDED), THE SECOND ONE ALSO IN MARCH (40 PLAYERS WERE INCLUDED). IN MARCH THE U20 TEAM PLAYED AGAINST A LOCAL TEAM (CASI). THE THIRD CAMP WAS HELD IN APRIL (22 PLAYERS WERE INCLUDED). THESE PLAYERS ARE SELECTED FROM WITHIN THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLAN AND DURING THE DIFFERENT ARGENTINE CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE U20 TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE U20 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP IN MAY. THEY PLAYED 3 GAMES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. IN JUNE, THE U20 TEAM HELD A FOURTH CAMP IN ARGENTINA BEFORE THE U20 WORLD CUP. THE U20 TEAM WENT TO SOUTH AFRICA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE U20 WORLD CUP, AND PLAYED 5 MATCHES (ENGLAND, 2 VS SOUTH AFRICA, FIJI AND AUSTRALIA). THE U19 HELD A NATIONAL TRIAL IN ARGENTINA IN AUGUST. 90 PLAYERS WERE INCLUDED. 2 CAMPS WERE HELD IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. F. MEN'S SEVENS MEN'S SEVENS IS A PLATFORM USED BY THE UNIN ARGENTINA DE RUGBY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PLAYERS. IT HELPS TO SELECT PLAYERS WHO ARE SEVENS' "SPECIALISTSOTHERS TO DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS WITH THE FUTURE AIM OF PARTICIPATING IN XV RUGBY. IN 2024, THE MENS SEVENS PLAYED 7 TOURNAMENT SERIES WINNING 2 OF THEM, AND PLAYED THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN JULY. G. WOMEN'S SEVENS THE WOMEN'S SEVENS TEAM ZEALOUSLY TRAIN AT THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE CENTRES. WOMEN'S RUGBY HAS A BASE GROUP OF 5166 PLAYERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CONSISTING OF WOMEN AROUND OVER 15 YEARS OF AGE. THE TEAM HAD 6 RUGBY CAMPS IN ARGENTINA AND PLAYED 3 SERIES IN THE CHALLENGER TOURNAMENT.
- $4.2 million spent. COMMUNITY RUGBY THE AREA DEVELOPS 4 PLANS: 1. PROVINCIAL UNIONS' DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPMENT OF THE 25 PROVINCIAL UNIONS, CONSIDERING THEM AS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND AS A CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION AND EXECUTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT RUGBY UAR PROGRAMS. 2. REFEREES' DEVELOPMENT: TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE GAME THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL AND QUALITY ORGANIZATION THAT SHOULD PROVIDE QUALITY REFEREES AND ASSISTANT REFEREES FOR THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE GAME. 3. PLAYERS' WELFARE: THE PREVENTION OF SPORTS INJURIES IS A PRIORITY FOR ANY PERSON INVOLVED IN THE GAME, PARTICULARLY COACHES, PHYSICAL PREPARATION SPECIALISTS AND MEDICAL STAFF. 4. COMPETITIONS: THE COMPETITION IN OUR COUNTRY IS MADE UP OF CLUB COMPETITIONS AND PROVINCIAL COMPETITIONS. 5 TOURNAMENTS WERE HELD IN 2024 (NATIONAL CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP, YOUTH ARGENTINEAN CHAMPIONSHIP, SELECT 12, U16 DEVELOPMENT AND THE "LA REPUBLICA" SEVENS). 5. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: UAR HAS CREATED THE "RUGBY 2030 TOWARDS A NEW CULTURE" PROGRAM, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO TRY, THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIONS, PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING, TO RESTORE THE INSTITUTIONS IMAGE AND OF OUR SPORT TOWARDS SOCIETY. IN ADDITION TO KEEPING THE UNIONS' PRESIDENTS PERMANENTLY UPDATED ABOUT ALL THE ACTIVITIES AT THE UAR, ON A YEARLY BASIS, ALL THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THE COMMUNITY RUGBY DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT IS SHARED AS WELL, ALONGSIDE WITH MONITORING INDICATORS, STRATEGIES, AND PROGRAMS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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