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UTICA JR COMETS HOCKEY CLUB INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $526K · expenses $495K · assets $44K

EIN
20-4654192
Address
400 ORISKANY ST W, UTICA, NY 13502-3517
Website
WWW.UTICAJRCOMETS.CORG
NTEE code
N70
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated November 15, 2013 after an automatic revocation on September 15, 2013 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

PROMOTE HOCKEY TO URBAN YOUTH AGES 3-18 YEARS OLD IN THE UTICA,NY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Janice Martino DIRECTOR2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Anthony Martino PRESIDENT2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Adam Pawlick VICE PRESIDENT2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Potrzeba TREASURER2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jon Davidson SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tony Martino (former) PRESIDENT2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
David Clausen (former) VICE PRESIDENT2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jenn Roberts (former) SECRETARY2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Ben Vennero (former) PRESIDENT2013-2015 10 $0 reported 1
Geoff Henderson (former) VICE PRESIDENT2013-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Veronica Alesandro (former) SECRETARY2013-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Steve White (former) COACHING COORDINATOR2013-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Nicole Vennero (former) PLAYER REGISTRAR2013-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Steve Schloop (former) DIRECTOR2013-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Mike Vennero (former) DIRECTOR2013-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Mark Webb (former) DIRECTOR2013-2014 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 65 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANICE MARTINO DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY MARTINO PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ADAM PAWLICK VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL POTRZEBA TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JON DAVIDSON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 65 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANICE MARTINO DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TONY MARTINO PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID CLAUSEN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL POTRZEBA TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENN ROBERTS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANICE MARTINO DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TONY MARTINO PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID CLAUSEN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL POTRZEBA TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENN ROBERTS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANICE MARTINO DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TONY MARTINO PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID CLAUSEN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL POTRZEBA TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENN ROBERTS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BEN VENNERO PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
GEOFF HENDERSON VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
VERONICA ALESANDRO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JANICE MARTINO TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ANTHONY MARTINO ICE SCHEDULER5 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WHITE COACHING COORDINATOR5 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE VENNERO PLAYER REGISTRAR5 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SCHLOOP DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
MIKE VENNERO DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BEN VENNERO PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
GEOFF HENDERSON VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
VERONICA ALESANDRO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JANICE MARTINO TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ANTHONY MARTINO ICE SCHEDULER5 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WHITE COACHING COORDINATOR5 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE VENNERO PLAYER REGISTRAR5 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SCHLOOP DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
MARK WEBB DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
MIKE VENNERO DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BEN VENNERO PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
GEOFF HENDERSON VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
VERONICA ALESANDRO SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JANICE MARTINO TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ANTHONY MARTINO ICE SCHEDULER5 $0-$0 $01
STEVE WHITE COACHING COORDINATOR5 $0-$0 $01
NICOLE VENNERO PLAYER REGISTRAR5 $0-$0 $01
STEVE SCHLOOP DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
MARK WEBB DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
MIKE VENNERO DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$525,720$494,592 $44,225$44,225 $525,720$0 $0065
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$330,551$364,747 $13,097$13,097 $330,551$0 $0065
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$404,482$374,193 $47,293$47,293 $404,482$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$247,208$272,313 $17,004$17,004 $247,208$0 $0010
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,983$101,861 $8,256$8,256 $0$2,000 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,735$128,308 $45,134$45,134 $10,515$750 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$168,093$147,386 $20,707$20,707 $120$11,158 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $253,400 in all, tax years 2014 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ROB ESCHE SAVE OF THE DAY FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2014-2021 8$253,400 2021$29,020
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990 · $494,592 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $44,600
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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Other (as described)COACHING & EQUIPMENT $55,130$55,130-- 11.1%
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Fees: accounting $3,350$3,350-- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $500$500-- 0.1%
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2023 · Form 990 · $364,747 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $17,840
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $13,259$13,259-- 3.5%
Other (as described) EventTOURNAMENT FEES $10,640$10,640-- 2.8%
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Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $5,308$5,308-- 1.9%
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LineAs describedTotalShare
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2014 · Form 990EZ · $128,308 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $7,676
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $82,639 64.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,669 35.6%
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Total$128,308100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $147,386 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,815
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $101,544 68.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,842 31.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,815reported apart
Total$147,386100%

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