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The Spirit Golf Association

Public charity · Grantmaker The Woodlands, TX EIN: 31-1654247 Website

We promote amateur sports through our international amateur golf championship, provide facilities and support for other amateur golf events, and support amateur athletes for golf competitions, all as a qualified amateur sports organization under section 501(j)(2).

The Spirit Golf Association at a glance

In short: The Spirit Golf Association gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,000
-85.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,000
-77.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,000
Total assets
$14,329,910
+18.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Spirit Golf Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Immunization Partnership: $10KThe Immunization Partnership$10KGrammy's Cookie Convoy: $6KGrammy's Cookie Convoy$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Immunization Partnership ($10K). Together the top 2 received $16K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 13 (69%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

HoustonMontgomeryLeague CityKatySan Antonio

How The Spirit Golf Association gives

  • Giving fell 36% 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$150K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2025) to $110K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Immunization Partnership Houston, TXGeneral support$10,000
Grammy's Cookie Convoy Montgomery, TXGeneral support$6,000
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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$14,329,910$10,544,471$9,276,303$16,0002$140,432
2024$12,096,595$9,652,715$10,080,413$107,8803$124,381
2023$13,594,736$9,440,833$7,718,588$110,0002—
2022$12,927,088$7,658,623$7,354,105$25,1623$61
2021$13,402,948$7,337,039$8,650,898$94,3653$209
2020$14,789,665$6,189,650$6,188,056$110,0002$162

About The Spirit Golf Association

Based on IRS filings

The Spirit Golf Association is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in The Woodlands, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $140K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Spirit Golf Association is led by Corbin J Robertson Jr., Chairman on every filing since 2020; 3 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Corbin J Robertson Jr.

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bettiann Barnard

    Membership Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2020) → $205K (2025)

  • Charlie Epps

    Director

    President From → President to, 2021

    President to → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $50K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Cale Reneau

    Marketing Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2025)

  • Allison Jarrett

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Barnes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hewitt Pate

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loren Singletary

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael J O'Donnel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reid Ryan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard J Martin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shea Morenz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Dennis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Willie J Alexander

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Addinton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Manley

    Chief Financial Officer

    CFO From → Chief Financial Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $29K (2021) → $141K (2025)

  • Will Robertson

    Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bo Sturdivant

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Doug Aron (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Duke Butler (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Greg Hammer (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jim Baker (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: John Carver (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert Addington (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert C Sturdivant (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jeff Strong (2021–2022) — President
  • Former: Mark Steinbauer (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Todd Alfred (2020) — President to

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

Bettiann Barnard — Membership Director: $205KBettiann BarnardMembership Director$205KJason Manley — Chief Financial Officer: $141KJason ManleyChief Financial Officer$141KCale Reneau — Marketing Director: $108KCale ReneauMarketing Director$108K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $205K, to Bettiann Barnard (Membership Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Spirit Golf Association

How much does The Spirit Golf Association give each year?

The Spirit Golf Association gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $108K across 3 grants.

How large is The Spirit Golf Association?

The Spirit Golf Association reported $14.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.5M.

What is The Spirit Golf Association?

The Spirit Golf Association is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in The Woodlands, TX. It holds $14.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Spirit Golf Association operate?

The Spirit Golf Association has awarded grants in Texas.

What is The Spirit Golf Association's EIN?

The Spirit Golf Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1654247. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 21, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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