Hawaii Golf Course SuperIntendents Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990321403
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Wailuku, HI, USA
Phone
8083443213
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$80,023
Expenses
$61,844
Assets
$145,663

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Joseph Vittum (President)
  • Nolan Johnson (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • B Russell Dooge III (Executive Dir.)
  • Joseph Vittum (President)
  • Nolan Johnson (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Hawaii Golf Course Superintendents Association is dedicated to leading the Hawaiian golf industry by serving HGCSA members, advancing the science of Turfgrass management, collecting and disseminating information concerning efficient and economical management of golf courses, related environmental issues, and monitoring legislative agendas which concern the golf community.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the year, the organization held its annual Scholarship Golf Tournament and Seminar to raise funds for student scholarships and provide educational and networking opportunities for members.Proceeds from the tournament supported the organizations scholarship program, helping further its commitment to student assistance. The seminar also promoted member education, engagement, and support for the organizations charitable and educational mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 5
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 7.9%; rating input score 8
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.7%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.36; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 7.9% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.