On Course Foundation USA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453780269
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2013
Location
Orlando, FL, USA
Phone
4075292674
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,407,974
Expenses
$725,275
Assets
$997,589
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN DODDS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN SIMPSON (CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY/TREASU)
  • GEORGE NAPIER (DIRECTOR)
  • GENERAL RET DAVID MCKIERNAN (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

On course foundation empowers wounded, injured and ill veterans to rebuild their confidence, purpose, and sense of belonging through golf. Our mission is to help each member rediscover their potential by combining golf instruction, competitive and social events, and a structured program of career training and education. Through our network of industry partners, we connect veterans to meaningful employment opportunities across the golf sector, including coaching, club operations, retail, hospitality, and event management. Golf is more than a game for our members. It is a proven tool for rehabilitiation, community and lasting personal growth.

What it reported doing in 2024

Golf events program: these events allow the participants to fully explore how golf can help them on the road to recovery, and how the industry can provide employment. Those in attendance receive not only comprehensive golf coaching from our teaching professionals, but career advice and guidance from industry professionals in all areas of the industry. Coaching and competitive play is key to growing the confidence of our members, but our main aim is to offer work experience placements to our members, leading to employment. We're committed to finding roles to fit their skills and knowledge, and helping them pursue a meaningful career in the golf industry.in 2024, the organization has achieved steady growth across the majority of program metrics: 1,015 individual attendances at 77 golf events with 63 individuals signing up to our patriot golf program. 115 attended work experience placements and 26 individuals went on to find meaningful employment in the golf industry. The simpson cup represents the pinnacle of our members' calendar - it is the target that they aim to achieve each year and is a crucial element of our progressive program. The confidence, self-esteem and camaraderie experienced at our events gives them the impetus to want to represent their country in this ryder cup style competition. Upon sustaining injury, many of our members feel that their days of competitive sport are over. The simpson cup provides the perfect platform to bring this all back.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 61
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.6%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $24.09 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 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: 48.5%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.6% of revenue deployed · 78.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $572K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $347K reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.