Rhode Island Golf Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222500471
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2023
Location
Providence, RI, USA
Phone
4012721350
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,202
Expenses
$150,398
Assets
$748,742
Liabilities
$76,254

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR MICHAEL M GOODING (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID RAMPONE (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT WARD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JOSEPH V NAPOLI (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT WARD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $142,725 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Organization was formed to promote and advance the game of golf in the state of Rhode Island through conducting amateur golf tournaments and related activities, as well as to provide educational opportunities related to the sport for men, women and youth.

What it reported doing in 2024

Handicap cards are a computerized rating service which adjusts each golfers handicap taking into account the relative difficulty of each course played on. The accomplishment is that it allows the participant to fairly compete no matter what course they are playing against other golfers thus creating a more enjoyable experience in line with the mission of the organization to promote the sport of golf. They are charged a fee for this ranking service because the organization is charged a fee by the usga which developed the system.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 77% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 80.6%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -382%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.98; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 80.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 29 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $121K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $143K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.