United States Curling Association
As the national governing body for the sport of curling in the united states, the mission of usa curling is to grow, strengthen, and advocate for the olympic and paralympic sport of curling in the united states by prioritizing accessibility and programmatic development from grassroots to podium.
United States Curling Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $730,888
- -35.3% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $3,083,447
- -9.6% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $5
- -80.0% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $3,449,368
- +2.2% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who United States Curling Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 12 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How United States Curling Association gives
- Giving fell 41% from 2019 to 2022. 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 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $269K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Curling Club Inc Albany, NY | General Operating | $5,000 |
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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 | $730,888 | $3,083,447 | $3,449,368 | — | — | $5 |
| 2023 | $1,129,888 | $3,410,764 | $3,375,460 | — | — | $25 |
| 2022 | $1,483,320 | $3,455,111 | $3,841,284 | $5,000 | 1 | $57 |
| 2021 | $1,900,937 | $1,966,085 | $2,474,479 | $268,648 | 10 | $147 |
| 2020 | $2,112,671 | $2,837,355 | $2,985,806 | $8,400 | 1 | $5,688 |
| 2019 | $1,941,813 | $2,978,702 | $2,826,407 | $8,500 | 1 | $487 |
About United States Curling Association
Based on IRS filings
United States Curling Association is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Eden Prairie, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $731K in total assets. Net investment income was $5.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
United States Curling Association is led by Dean Gemmell, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 15 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Dean Gemmell
CEO
Director → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$64K (2023) → $124K (2024)
Jeffrey Plush
CEO
On filings since 2021
$166K (2021) → $165K (2024)
Bret Jackson
Chair
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Baker
Director of Sport
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024)
Jeff Annis
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Smith
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Agre
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Lawless
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aileen Geving
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Kopp
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Chetwynd
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luc Violette
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Wilson
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phil Shryock
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colin Huffman
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Terri Gleason (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Eric Gleason (2021–2023) — CFO
- Former: Darryl Horsman (2023) — Director
- Former: Patrick McDonald (2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Stopera (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Courtney Schmidt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gordon Maclean (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Hawley Maclean (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lynn Larocca (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Shane Coppola (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Alex Leichter (2022) — Director
- Former: Charlie Brown (2022) — Director
- Former: Dayrl Hoseman (2022) — Director
- Former: Steven Birklid (2022) — Director
- Former: Doug Potter (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Demers (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rob Shelton (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Garret Perry (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Roger Rowlett (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ron Rossi (2021) — Former CFO
- Former: Craig Brown (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Earle Conrad (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Jessica Schultz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joel Leneker (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rich Lepping (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rick Patzke (2019–2020) — Former CEO
- Former: Russ Brown (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Scott Stevinson (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Stephanie Senneker (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Gryder (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Plush (2020) — CEO · Filing note: Began 2/2020
- Former: Derek Brown (2019) — High Performance Olympic Director
- Former: Jeff Hannon (2019) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Stannard (2019) — Director
- Former: Matt Gamboa (2019) — Director
- Former: Nick Wellen (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $165K, to Jeffrey Plush (CEO (Term 10/2022)). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about United States Curling Association
How large is United States Curling Association?
United States Curling Association reported $731K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.
What is United States Curling Association?
United States Curling Association is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Eden Prairie, MN. It holds $731K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does United States Curling Association operate?
United States Curling Association has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin.
What is United States Curling Association's EIN?
United States Curling Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6066248. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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