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UNITED STATES SPECIALTY SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
UNITED STATES SPECIALTY SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 54-0979285)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2025-10-06
IRS object ID
202512799349300321
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-06T11:40:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN882730877PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11075 PEACHTREE STREET NE SUITE 1600AddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN540979285EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNITED STATES SPECIALTY SPORTSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUNITBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8007413014PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15800 STADIUM PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityMELBOURNECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32940ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAN STPIERREPersonNm
Person TitleCONTROLLERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8007413014PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMELANIE MCPEAKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01346034PTIN
Phone4042090954PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAN STPIERREPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15800 STADIUM PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityMELBOURNECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32940ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$23,626,717GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.USSSA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent2VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee54TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$6,401,682TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$1,582,280NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,463,229PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$264,845CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$12,563,473PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$12,344,761CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$44,553PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$194,275CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$9,038,449PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$9,669,404CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$23,109,704PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$22,473,285CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,005PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,497CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,517,514PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,162,646CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$15,245,327PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$18,744,673CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$22,765,846PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$25,910,816CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$343,858PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,437,531CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,373,312TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$29,915,733TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,778,850TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,078,177TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,594,462NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,837,556NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$19,312,981ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,497GrantAmt
Revenue$15,895,652RevenueAmt
DescTHE 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.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$19,312,981TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document547IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee54EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAN STPIERREBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8007413014PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15800 STADIUM PKWYAddressLine1Txt
CityMELBOURNECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32940ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
RICK FORTUNA
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD25.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$158,000$0$0
CRAIG SCRIVEN
BOARD MEMBER3.000.00Yes (X)$56,000$0$0
BOB EGR
BOARD MEMBER3.000.00Yes (X)$23,000$0$0
TIM HANLEY
BOARD MEMBER (BEGINING JULY 2023)3.000.00Yes (X)$4,000$0$0
ANGIE SWINT
BOARD MEMBER3.000.00Yes (X)$8,000$0$0
ANDREW WISK
BOARD MEMBER3.000.00Yes (X)$38,000$0$0
KEVIN NAEGELE
BOARD MEMBER3.000.00Yes (X)$80,000$0$0
DONALD DEDONATIS III
CEO45.000.00Yes (X)$587,231$0$36,876
BRIAN WEGMAN
COO (ENDING JUNE 2023)45.000.00Yes (X)$171,010$0$6,840
MEGHAN WATSON
COO (BEGINNING JUNE 2023)45.000.00Yes (X)$198,750$0$0
ALEXANDER SICLARI
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT STRATEGY45.000.00$179,661$0$9,890Yes (X)
BERNARD GUENTHER
VP ADVANCED MEDIA45.000.00$172,280$0$31,059Yes (X)
FRANK GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS45.000.00$171,914$0$8,817Yes (X)
ALEXANDRA POWERS
OFFICE STAFF45.000.00$160,602$0$14,109Yes (X)
ADAM PURDY
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER45.000.00$160,182$0$14,109Yes (X)
DANNY D BROWN
FORMER TRUSTEE3.000.00$130,000$0$0Yes (X)
DONALD DEDONATIS
FORMER CEO3.000.00$485,000$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,783,630TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$121,700TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SOFTURA INC
23570 HAGGERTY RDFARMINGTONMI483352614SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT$1,838,145
DDD ADVISORS
4695 TEA TREE CTROCKLEDGEFL329555113CONSULTING$485,000
WENDY ANDERSON PA
PO BOX 2164WINTER PARKFL327902164LEGAL SERVICES$321,070
DLA PIPER LLP
650 SOUTH EXETER STBALTIMOREMD21202LEGAL SERVICES$308,614
DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC
2600 W BIG BEAVER RD STROYMI480843312LEGAL SERVICES$166,332
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$264,845GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$264,845TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREGISTRATION FEESDesc
Business711210BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$12,344,761TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,344,761RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,344,761TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$194,275TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$194,275ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,073,906TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,073,906RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$727,292RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,010,461RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$283,169RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$283,169TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$283,169ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$128,655GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$142,971CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$14,316TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$14,316RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
INSURANCE ADMIN561000$4,030,372$4,030,372
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE541800$1,274,750$1,274,750
ADVERTISING REVENUE541800$1,096,560$1,096,560

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$491,301TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$491,301RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,892,983OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,473,285TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,895,652RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,401,682UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$88,894ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,497TotalAmt
Program Services$3,497ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,367,707TotalAmt
Program Services$579,246ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$788,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,043,883TotalAmt
Program Services$3,288,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$755,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$864,586TotalAmt
Program Services$387,111ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$477,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$544,821TotalAmt
Program Services$357,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$341,649TotalAmt
Program Services$241,912ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,297,962TotalAmt
Program Services$1,297,962ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,314TotalAmt
Management And General$24,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$387,187TotalAmt
Program Services$375,572ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$429,075TotalAmt
Program Services$429,075ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,705TotalAmt
Program Services$174,007ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$629,977TotalAmt
Program Services$629,977ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$428,107TotalAmt
Program Services$149,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$654,209TotalAmt
Program Services$634,174ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$367,977TotalAmt
Program Services$367,977ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,608TotalAmt
Program Services$10,795ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,692,394TotalAmt
Program Services$3,050,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,642,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,457,353TotalAmt
Program Services$2,897,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,560,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TEAM/LEAGUE PROMOTION$3,138,442$3,138,442
MERCHANT CARD FEES$1,809,161$1,175,948$633,213
BACKGROUND CHECKS$59,003$59,003
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$50,978$33,136$17,842

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,221TotalAmt
Program Services$32,260ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,910,816TotalAmt
Program Services$19,312,981ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,597,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,470,329BOYAmt
EOY$3,172,679EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,346BOYAmt
EOY$2,493,563EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,753,428BOYAmt
EOY$3,999,345EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,993,948BOYAmt
EOY$117,977EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,241BOYAmt
EOY$86,315EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,196,354BOYAmt
EOY$1,600,238EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$22,165,995LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,092,332LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,132,434BOYAmt
EOY$13,073,663EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$660,232BOYAmt
EOY$549,053EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$4,822,900EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,373,312BOYAmt
EOY$29,915,733EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,494,879BOYAmt
EOY$6,772,777EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,700BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,735,502BOYAmt
EOY$1,962,389EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,137BOYAmt
EOY$201,139EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,806BOYAmt
EOY$141,757EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,826BOYAmt
EOY$115EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,778,850BOYAmt
EOY$9,078,177EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,594,462BOYAmt
EOY$20,837,556EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,594,462BOYAmt
EOY$20,837,556EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,373,312BOYAmt
EOY$29,915,733EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,437,531ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$11,544NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$62,702PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$11,731,783OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,813,776OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,180,069DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,633,707BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,107,668OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,226,371DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,881,297BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,195,357OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$916,756DepreciationAmt
Book Value$278,601BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,049,194OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$769,136DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,280,058BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,073,663TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES FROM FL PRIDE$1,756,381
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES FROM FSMG$2,544,886
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES FROM WPF$34,826
RECEIVABLE FROM PLAYERS WAY$327,230
INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES$159,577
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,822,900TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINTERCOMPANY PAYABLES - TO FSMGDesc
Amt$115Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$115TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DONALD DEDONATIS III
CEO$439,406$0$129,375$0$18,450$0$13,200$0$23,676$0$624,107$0$0$0
DONALD DEDONATIS
FORMER CEO$485,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$485,000$0$0$0
BERNARD GUENTHER
VP ADVANCED MEDIA$150,000$0$21,848$0$432$0$6,484$0$24,575$0$203,339$0$0$0
MEGHAN WATSON
COO (BEGINNING JUNE 2023)$178,750$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$198,750$0$0$0
ALEXANDER SICLARI
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT STRATEGY$152,500$0$12,800$0$14,361$0$0$0$9,890$0$189,551$0$0$0
FRANK GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS$150,000$0$9,750$0$12,164$0$0$0$8,817$0$180,731$0$0$0
BRIAN WEGMAN
COO (ENDING JUNE 2023)$171,010$0$0$0$0$0$6,840$0$0$0$177,850$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA POWERS
OFFICE STAFF$150,000$0$9,750$0$852$0$6,000$0$8,109$0$174,711$0$0$0
ADAM PURDY
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER$150,000$0$9,750$0$432$0$6,000$0$8,109$0$174,291$0$0$0
RICK FORTUNA
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD$158,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$158,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBONUSES WERE AWARDED BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THE CEO DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEE BONUSES; THE BOARD DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF CEO BONUS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDONALD DEDONATISPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFAMILY MEMBER OF DONALD DEDONATIS, IIIRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$485,000TransactionAmt
TransactionCONTRACTED WORKTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DON DEDONATIS, FORMER CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH CURRENT CEO, DON DEDONATIS III.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE COMPRISED OF APPOINTED DIRECTORS WHO SANCTION, ORGANIZE, PROMOTE, AND OVERSEE USSSA SPORTS ACROSS THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WHO MUST AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE BY-LAWS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ALL ELIGIBLE STATE DIRECTORS, NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTORS, NATIONAL SPORTS CHAIRS, VICE PRESIDENTS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS, AND VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE AWARDED A DIRECTOR OR EXECUTIVE MEMBERSHIP, WHICH SHALL ENTITLE THEM TO VOTE AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BDECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS INCLUDE THOSE ISSUES BROUGHT FORTH AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, ESPECIALLY THOSE CONCERNING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS, CERTAIN NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS SIGN OFF ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS ALSO REQUIRE SIGN-OFF ON AN ELEMENT OUTLINING A CODE OF ETHICS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW COMPENSATION. THEY USE AVAILABLE NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION RESOURCES AND OTHER AIDS AS COMPARABLES TO DETERMINE ANNUAL COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, ARE AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT UPON REQUEST AND ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL DIRECTORS ON THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED REGULARLY TO BOARD MEMBERS. COPIES OF THE TAX RETURNS ARE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 16BUSSSA INC IS THE CONTROLLING ENTITY OF JOINT VENTURE TOURNAMENT SITES LLC, WHICH WAS FORMED IN 2023. ALTHOUGH NO WRITTEN POLICY OR PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED TO EVALUATE PARTICIPATION IN JV ARRANGEMENTS, USSSA'S LEGAL TEAM WAS CONSULTED DURING SETUP OF THE JOINT VENTURE, AND USSSA MANAGES THE ORGANIZATION. USSSA CONSIDERS THESE STEPS SUFFICIENT TO SAFEGUARD THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT STATUS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ARRANGEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:DIRECTORS RECEIVABLES BOOKING ERROR -2,749,725. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT FOR ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION VALUE ADJUSTMENT 14,481,508.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
USSSA PROPERTIES LLC
5800 STADIUM PKWYMELBOURNEFL32940271302729SPORTS COMPLEXFL$750-$514,192USSSA INC
USSSA LLC
5800 STADIUM PKWYMELBOURNEFL32940472677956DAY TO DAYFL$23,431,692$17,851,706USSSA INC

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOURNAMENT SITES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15800 STADIUM PKWYAddressLine1Txt
CityMELBOURNECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32940ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN882346410EIN
Primary ActivitiesMERCHANDISEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1USSSA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypeN/APredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income-$104,546ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$61,432ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.51000OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FLORIDA PRIDE INC
5800 STADIUM PKWYMELBOURNEFL32940271302554DAY TO DAYFLUSSSA INCC$333,168$523,6681.00000Yes (1)
FLORIDA SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
5800 STADIUM PKWYMELBOURNEFL32940271302651SPORTS EVENTFLUSSSA INCC$4,018,468$2,315,9041.00000Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FLORIDA SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
K$280,700COST
FLORIDA SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
M$240,000COST
FLORIDA PRIDE INC
D$1,756,381COST
FLORIDA SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
D$2,544,886COST
TOURNAMENT SITES LLC
R$51,000COST