Excel Golf Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841895011
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Bowie, MD, USA
Phone
3013576732
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,334
Expenses
$106,155
Assets
$13,644
Liabilities
$451

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JERIS BOWLDING (PRESIDENT)
  • JAMAL GAY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PUAPUA PONAFALA (FOUNDING MEMBER)
  • JERIS BOWLDING (PRESIDENT)
  • JAMAL GAY (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Excel Golf is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that introduce youth to the overall fundamentals development and life skills of golf. We are committed and dedicated to educate and meet the needs of junior golfers.

What it reported doing in 2025

233 juniors participated in Excel Golfs spring and summer clinics, ranging from beginners to advanced players, continuing our commitment to creating access and opportunity across all skill levels. We provided golf clubs to juniors who did not have their own, ensuring that every child had the opportunity to learn and play the game regardless of financial barriers. Our clinics at Bowie Golf Course, Oak Creek, Country Club at Woodmore and Topgolf National Harbor were completely sold out, demonstrating strong community demand and continued program growth. We expanded our programming to include advanced clinics focused on short game development, alignment, and tournament preparation, helping our juniors take the next step in their golf journey. Competitive Play and Player Development Excel Golf supported a junior in competing at the Optimist International Tournament in Miami in July, representing both our program and the DMV area on a national stage.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -23%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -84.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $106K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.