Good Golfers Better People of Metro Atlanta Inc

Analysis

Good Golfers Better People of Metro Atlanta Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, Good Golfers Better People of Metro Atlanta Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $2.1m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.6m (+55%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Good Golfers Better People of Metro Atlanta Inc 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 84th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Park Hockey Association Inc ($1.6m), Austin Ymbl Sunshine Camp ($1.6m) and Stone Soup Fresno ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $509k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.