So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc
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So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc at a glance
- Total assets
- $806,924
- +11.8% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $435,616
- +68.7% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $2,949
- -87.6% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $331,016
- +58.9% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $50K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CA Turflandscape Foundation Manhattan Beach, CA | Turfgrass Research | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $806,924 | $435,616 | $331,016 | — | — | $2,949 |
| 2023 | $721,457 | $258,263 | $208,274 | $25,000 | 1 | $23,798 |
| 2022 | $735,564 | $155,286 | $177,589 | $2,500 | Total only | $33,902 |
| 2021 | $733,579 | $210,317 | $194,004 | $50,000 | 1 | $11,973 |
| 2020 | $696,669 | $209,456 | $228,568 | $25,000 | 1 | $24,879 |
| 2019 | $712,696 | $268,294 | $224,580 | $1,000 | Total only | $10,492 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc
Based on IRS filings
So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc is a public charity, based in Indio, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $807K in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc is led by J. Fuertes, President on the 2024 filing; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
J. Fuertes
President
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Decker
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
M. Williams
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Johnson
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Kerley
Vice President
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Vaughey
Secretary & Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Jason Fuertes (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Marc Lilleberg (2020–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Brian O'Laughlin (2021–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Dan Cruse (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Robert Vaughey (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ron Kerley (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: John Nachreiner (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jorge Morales (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Williams (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Robert Hertzing (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: John O'Barr (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Don Ebarb (2019) — Director
- Former: Nate Radwick (2019) — Director
- Former: Nick Koning (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Shane Roth (2019) — Immediate Past President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc
How large is So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc?
So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc reported $807K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $436K.
Where does So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc operate?
So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc has awarded grants in California.
What is So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc's EIN?
So CA Golf Course Superintendents Assoc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4566435. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 20, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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