Southern Golf Association
The association promotes golf for its members and conducts golf championships for its members and junior golfers.
Southern Golf Association at a glance
In short: Southern Golf Association gave $82K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $82K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $81,820
- +16264.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- Average grant
- $81,820
- Median grant
- $81,820
- Total assets
- $446,233
- +5.5% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Southern Golf Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Idle Hour Country Club ($82K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2023) to $82K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $82K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Idle Hour Country Club Lexington, KY | To Provide Assistance | $81,820 |
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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 | $446,233 | $438,592 | $428,765 | $81,820 | 1 | $11,815 |
| 2023 | $423,082 | $393,972 | $370,830 | $500 | Total only | $4,523 |
| 2022 | $365,394 | $351,693 | $321,584 | $2,361 | Total only | $-12,049 |
| 2021 | $358,568 | $306,143 | $252,660 | — | — | $28,225 |
| 2020 | $297,020 | $163,876 | $157,986 | — | — | $9,631 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Southern Golf Association
Based on IRS filings
Southern Golf Association is a public charity, based in Hoover, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $446K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $82K. Net investment income was $12K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Southern Golf Association is led by Jimmy L. Riddle, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 39 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Jimmy L. Riddle
President
Second Vice President → First Vice President, 2022
First Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Gardner
Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Jackson
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aon Miller
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Norris
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Roach Sr.
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Buford R. McCarty
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Blackmon
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
H. Brenner Sadler
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Michael Millen
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Dengel
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Davenport
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel W. Richardson
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Boatwright
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenny Bettis
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kurt Faxon
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike McCurdy
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Simpson
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Birmingham
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Vann III
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Wallace
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Keasler
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Richard Dosek
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Childers
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Cloonen
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip A. Reale
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Wells
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chip Wann
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Cupit
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Duffy
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Shook
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Cardnial
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Dutkowski
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Grantham
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tommy Snell
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry Donald
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry S. Perkins
Immediate Past President
First Vice President → President, 2021
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Robert Owens
Second Vice President
Director → Second Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon D. Babb
First Vice President
Director → Second Vice President, 2022
Second Vice President → First Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Andy Priest (2020–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Fred Stephens (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Patrick Christovich (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: William G. White IV (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Don Hershfelt (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Luffey Jr. (2020–2021) — First Vice President
- Former: Scott James (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Scott Stemmons (2021) — Director
- Former: Alexander G. Reynolds (2020) — President
- Former: Edward R. Duffie MD (2020) — Director
- Former: James Earle Brown (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Warren (2020) — Director
- Former: John Thomas Culp (2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph B. Hackler (2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin F. Butler (2020) — Director
- Former: Larry R. Walker (2020) — Director
- Former: Lewis C. Foster Jr. (2020) — Director
- Former: Tom Nolan (2020) — Director
- Former: W. Cabell Moore Jr. (2020) — Director
- Former: Wynton C. Norwood (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Southern Golf Association
How much does Southern Golf Association give each year?
Southern Golf Association gave $82K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $500 in grants paid.
How large is Southern Golf Association?
Southern Golf Association reported $446K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $439K.
Where does Southern Golf Association operate?
Southern Golf Association has awarded grants in Kentucky.
What is Southern Golf Association's EIN?
Southern Golf Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0633516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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