UNITED STATES SPECIALTY SPORTS ASS… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1974

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

DAN STPIERRE

Phone

8007413014

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

UNITED STATES SPECIALTY SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC, founded in 1974, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $22.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $25.9M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 15% operating deficit.

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF USSSA SHALL BE TO ACT AS A MULTI-SPORT, SANCTIONING (I.E., CREATING, MANAGING, PROMOTING AND ORGANIZING) BODY FOR VARIOUS RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS AND OTHER RELATED EVENTS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $19,312,981 Revenue: $15,895,652

THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE GAMES OF SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, FLAG FOOTBALL, SOCCER, GOLF, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL AND TAEKWONDO BY REGISTERING PLAYERS, TEAMS AND UMPIRES, ORGANIZING TOURNAMENTS AND...

THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE GAMES OF SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, FLAG FOOTBALL, SOCCER, GOLF, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL AND TAEKWONDO BY REGISTERING PLAYERS, TEAMS AND UMPIRES, ORGANIZING TOURNAMENTS AND PROVIDING RULEBOOKS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND SETTING A STANDARD FOR UMPIRE APPAREL. THE ASSOCIATION SANCTIONED OVER 7,000 EVENTS WITH MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS NATIONWIDE IN 2023.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $264,845

Program Service Revenue $12,344,761

Investment Income $194,275

Other Revenue $9,669,404

TOTAL REVENUE $22,473,285

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,497

Salaries & Benefits $7,162,646

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $19,312,981

Other Expenses $18,744,673

TOTAL EXPENSES $25,910,816

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$22,473,285	$23,109,704	0.0%
Expenses	$25,910,816	$22,765,846	+0.1%
Net Income	$-3,437,531	$343,858	-11.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,158,707

Total Directors

$367,000

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RICK FORTUNA	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	25.00	Officer Director	$158,000	$0	$158,000
CRAIG SCRIVEN	BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Director	$56,000	$0	$56,000
BOB EGR	BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Director	$23,000	$0	$23,000
TIM HANLEY	BOARD MEMBER (BEGINING JULY 2023)	3.00	Director	$4,000	$0	$4,000
ANGIE SWINT	BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Director	$8,000	$0	$8,000
ANDREW WISK	BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Director	$38,000	$0	$38,000
KEVIN NAEGELE	BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Director	$80,000	$0	$80,000
DONALD DEDONATIS III	CEO	45.00	Officer	$587,231	$36,876	$624,107
BRIAN WEGMAN	COO (ENDING JUNE 2023)	45.00	Officer	$171,010	$6,840	$177,850
MEGHAN WATSON	COO (BEGINNING JUNE 2023)	45.00	Officer	$198,750	$0	$198,750
ALEXANDER SICLARI	DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT STRATEGY	45.00	Highest	$179,661	$9,890	$189,551
BERNARD GUENTHER	VP ADVANCED MEDIA	45.00	Highest	$172,280	$31,059	$203,339
FRANK GRIFFIN	DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS	45.00	Highest	$171,914	$8,817	$180,731
ALEXANDRA POWERS	OFFICE STAFF	45.00	Highest	$160,602	$14,109	$174,711
ADAM PURDY	PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER	45.00	Highest	$160,182	$14,109	$174,291
DANNY D BROWN	FORMER TRUSTEE	3.00		$130,000	$0	$130,000
DONALD DEDONATIS	FORMER CEO	3.00		$485,000	$0	$485,000

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$22,473,285	$25,910,816	$29,915,733	$-3,437,531
2022	$23,109,704	$22,765,846	$18,373,312	$343,858
2021	$19,243,372	$16,330,760	$30,501,525	$2,912,612
2020	$15,441,687	$14,899,488	$23,832,947	$542,199
2019	$21,717,431	$18,733,865	$23,959,473	$2,983,566
2018	$19,765,408	$23,364,552	$36,745,310	$-3,599,144

UNITED STATES SPECIALTY SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC