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Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as

501(c)(6) organization Liberty, SC EIN: 57-6029284 Website

The carolinas gcsa is committed to providing its members the opportunity to excel professionally and enhance the game of golf through responsible turfgrass management.

Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as at a glance

In short: Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as gave $163K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $82K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$163,332
+410.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$81,666
+155.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$81,666
Total assets
$1,583,616
+14.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

NC Agriculutrual Foundation Inc: $109KNC Agriculutrual FoundationInc$109KClemson University: $54KClemson University$54K

The largest 2025 recipient was NC Agriculutrual Foundation Inc ($109K). Together the top 2 received $163K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 7 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ClemsonRaleigh

How Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as gives

  • Giving grew 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $163K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $163K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
NC Agriculutrual Foundation Inc Raleigh, NCTo further assist the organzation in carrying out their mission$109,414
Clemson University Clemson, SCTo further assist the organzation in carrying out their mission$53,918
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,583,616$1,759,056$1,632,495$163,3322$62,720
2024$1,380,999$1,467,195$1,368,337$32,0001$22,161
2023$1,147,844$1,314,746$1,305,854$47,0002$24,285
2022$1,070,906$1,353,267$1,329,635$85,2502$110,577
2021$1,272,882$784,056$869,721$1,000Total only$10,997
2020$1,019,533$1,209,700$1,249,502$1,0001$11,385

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as

Based on IRS filings

Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Liberty, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $163K. Net investment income was $63K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as is led by Timothy Kreger, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Timothy Kreger

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2020) → $153K (2025)

  • Brian Green

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan McClannon

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Dusa

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Farlow

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Lawrence

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Lowe

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Carpenter

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zac Ramey

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Tolbert

    Past President

    Director → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bradley Young

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Boone

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Daryl Ewing (2020–2024) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Donald Garrett (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Peter Gerdon (2020–2024) — Past President
  • Former: William Tolbert (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Billy Bagwell (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Chris Devane (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Connolly (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: James Huntoon (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brian Stiehler (2020–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Matthew Wharton (2020–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: J. Daniel Knight (2021) — Director
  • Former: Erik Guinther (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Timothy Kreger — Executive Director: $153KTimothy KregerExecutive Director$153K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $153K, to Timothy Kreger (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as

How much does Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as give each year?

Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as gave $163K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $32K across 1 grant.

How large is Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as?

Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.

What is Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as?

Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Liberty, SC. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as operate?

Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as has awarded grants in North Carolina, South Carolina.

What is Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as's EIN?

Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents as's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6029284. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 5, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 9, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 12, 2022)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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