Aksarben Curling Association

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization programs include the following activities: learn to curl - all ages and abilities can give curling a try! Sessions are two hours in length where you'll learn the basics of the game, practice basic skills, and play a partial match! All equipment is provided by aksarben curling.instructional leagues - designed for curlers with limited or no experience who want to learn the game and sharpen their skills, especially for people who want to take the next step. Leagues last for 3 or 4 weeks. Instructional leagues typically begin with an introductory learn to curl on week 1 and a short match. Over thefollowing weeks, participants play full matches with on-site instruction and guidance provided during curling matches.league - no experience needed! Sign up as a team or individual in one of our leagues (we'll happily match you with a team!). We offer fall leagues (october- december), winter league (january-march), spring leagues (march-april), and summer leagues (june-july). Leagues cost $20 per game plus sales tax. Annual season membership (september-august) of $100 is required in order to play in aksarben leagues (discounted after february 1).bonspiels - tournaments are open to all experience levels, including people from other curling organizations around the country.college curling - college teams from creighton university, the university of Nebraska at omaha, and the university of Nebraska-lincoln compete on sundays in our college league running from october through march.youth curling - our youth program accepts ages 8+ and runs on saturdays from january through february. Open houses and member social events - come try curling at one of our open houses or get to know your fellow curlers better at one of our member social events!

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 47.2%; rating input score 47
• Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.98 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 32.4%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.58; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings