The First Tee of Chicago Foundation (First Tee - Greater Chicago)
The First Tee of Chicago Foundation (First Tee - Greater Chicago)
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About this organization
Mission
First Tee – Greater Chicago's mission is to help kids and teens throughout Chicago build their resilience and strength of character through the game of golf.
About
We enable kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with life skills curriculum, we create learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that kids carry to everything they do.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “The first tee is an international youth development initiative of the world golf foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is supported by the leading organizations in golf. the first tee of chicago is one of nearly two hundred chapters dedicated to teaching life skills and character education through the game of golf. the first tee of chicago operates programming at golf facilities located on the north and south sides of the city of chicago. working together with partners in the community such as the chicago park district, billy casper golf management and chicago public schools, the first tee of chicago strives to instill in participants the first tee nine core values - honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perserverance, courtesy and judgement. young people who become members of the first tee of chicago enjoy a variety of opportunities to learn life skills that can help them grow as individuals and prepare for the future.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “Our focus is to impact the lives of chicago youth by providing educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. to this end, 669 youth attended our certifying program courses and we developed outreach programs which allowed us to target 500 more youth on the core values and benefits of the first tee programs.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is IL.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 35 E WACKER DRIVE 300, CHICAGO, IL, 60601 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 37 employees as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$100,953.
- The CEO's compensation policy within the organization is not established through a review and approval from a neutral party.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $547,104 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $86,626 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.