Life Enhancement and Achievement Program

What it reported doing in 2024

The first teecentral ms served 30,196 participants in 2024 through our golf life skills experience classes, youth serving events, community events and first tee school program. Outreach in the community:-29,676 kids participated in outreach activities lead by the chapter in 2024 in first tee school programs, first tee community programs and chapter led community outreach. -6,176 chapter led community outreach and youth serving -23,500 first tee school programregistrations for first tee classes/camps and events:-725 registrations for all events and classes-520 individual participants/ 605 participant registrations -102=4-6 yo -190=7-9 yo -162=10-11 yo -47=12-13 yo -19=14 + yo-in addition to the two full-time staff members and a part time fundraising coordinator and part time program administrator, our chapter had 5 part-time coaches who lead our golf & life skills experience classes at 6 different program locations in our service area. Our chapter serves children in hinds, rankin and madison counties. The work of chapter could not be delivered without the 45 volunteers who helped to deliver our mission through programs, events, clinics and school programs. Top chapter accomplishments in 2024:-our chapter finished #1 in our peer group based on our chapter's strong points of board engagement, board diversity, making a positive impact in underserved communities and fundraising for the 4th year in a row (2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024).-our chapter awarded 2 $500 scholarships to 2 high school seniors. Greggory terrell went to fisk university and ezra price went to Mississippi college. -greggory is our first participant to sign a national letter of intent to play college golf. -ezra has transitioned from being a participant to being a first tee level 1 coach in our chapter.-4 participants will be representing our first tee chapter in the new orleans first tee national tournament, competing against golfers from 16 other first tee chapters. The new orleans first tee tournament was played december 18-19, 2024, at beau chene cc in mandeville, la.-62% of our participants are non-caucasian-38% of our participants are female.-25 first tee coaches are level 1 coaches-3 first tee coaches are level 2 coaches-2 first tee coaches are level 3 coaches-46% of our coaches are female.-our chapter had 25 kids participate in the drive chip and putt local qualifier at reunion g & cc. 2 participants advanced to the regional qualifier for drive chip and putt.-lpga*usga girls golf chapter clinics, engaging girls in fun girls only classes and events-81 volunteers participated in at least one day of service to our chapter.first tee school program:-our first tee school program served 23,500 kids through 47 schools in our first tee school program. The first tee school program is comprehensive program where participating schools are provided with the necessary elements to deliver the program including curriculum, professional development training and equipment. The curriculum centers on three primary areas that are seamlessly integrated into each lesson: 1) safe, fun introduction to the lifelong sport of golf, 2) character and health educationpersonal and social responsibility, 3)motor skill development and concept learning. -first tee participated in two field days in 2024. The first one was at park place chirstian academy and the second was at madison crossing elementary school. Over 1200 students participated in first tee golf activities in these field days. Community outreach events and programs:-our chapter partnered with the grove park junior golf clinic to add first tee curriculum to their summer clinic. 37 students participated in 6 weeks of camp. The classes meet 5 days a week for 3 hours. We were also able to add 8 new coaches to our first tee coaches to our coaching staff. This was the 3rd year of our partnership with the grove park junior golf clinic. Our staff had an opportunity to participate in the grove park junior golf clinic awards banquet in july.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 58.9%; rating input score 59
• Program expense ratio: 70.5%; rating input score 70
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 17.9%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 24.8%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings