Northern Ohio Golf Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341042495
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Akron, OH, USA
Phone
3306442299
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$43,474
Expenses
$83,451
Assets
$198,059
Liabilities
$5,577

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL ADOLPH (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DANIELLE THOMPSON (NOGC&F EXEC): $17,482 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Northern Ohio golf charities is a volunteer organization that has supported the management and operations of professional golf tournaments at firestone country club for over 70 years. Tournaments have provided over 34 million since 1984 to local charities seeking to improve the quality of life in northeast Ohio.

What it reported doing in 2024

Northern Ohio golf charities works with hundreds of volunteers from across the country who support operations for the kaulig companies championship held june 16-22, 2025 at firestone country club.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 95% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 31
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.6%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 36.6%; rating input score 37
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th 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: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -92%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.37; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -26.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20.7% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.6% of revenue deployed · 36.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $31K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $17K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes related organizations
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.