The First Tee of Greater Washington

Analysis

The First Tee of Greater Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The First Tee of Greater Washington reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.4m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $975k to $1.7m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The First Tee of Greater Washington sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include F C Frederick Inc ($1.7m), Wabanna Bible Conference Assoc Inc ($1.7m) and Queen City Mutiny Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 107% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $449k. It paid $222k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $185k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 25 employees.