MSU BEARS FOOTBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $170K · expenses $200K · assets $253K

EIN
85-2357002
Address
901 E BATTLEFIELD ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807-4811
NTEE code
N11
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Scott Opfer (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO STRNGTHEN SOLIDARITY & FRIENDSHIP AMONG CURRENT & FORMER MSU FOOTBALL PLAYERS, COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF, ALONG WITH THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS & FANS WHO ARE COLLECTIVELY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM AT MSU.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 24 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 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
Jon Baker DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dan Behlmann DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dylan Cole DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jay Cummings DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Bill Donegan DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Damon Frost DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Doug Gilliam DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dennis Heim DIRECTOR2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kurt Hellweg DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Joel Heman DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Frankie Hinds DIRECTOR2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jacob Lasater DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
John Liston DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Opfer DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tim Ries DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Deandre Smith DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Trevor Crist VICE PRESIDE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kirk Elmquist PRESIDENT2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Greg Kollmeyer TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Riley Shantz SECRETARY2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
John Liston Former Vp (former) DIRECTOR2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jacob Lasater Former Treasurer (former) DIRECTOR2023 5 $0 reported 1
Riley Schantz (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jake Lasater (former) TREASURER2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 20 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JON BAKER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAN BEHLMANN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DYLAN COLE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY CUMMINGS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BILL DONEGAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAMON FROST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG GILLIAM DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS HEIM DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KURT HELLWEG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOEL HEMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANKIE HINDS DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JACOB LASATER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LISTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT OPFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM RIES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEANDRE SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TREVOR CRIST VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
KIRK ELMQUIST PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
GREG KOLLMEYER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RILEY SHANTZ SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 19 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KIRK ELMQUIST PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
TREVOR CRIST VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
RILEY SHANTZ SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
FRANKIE HINDS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT OPFER FOUNDER/DIRE1 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS HEIM DIRECTOR/FOU5 $0$0$0 $01
KURT HELLWEG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JON BAKER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BILL DONEGAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAMON FROST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAN BEHLMANN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEANDRE SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG GILLIAM DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DYLAN COLE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY CUMMINGS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM RIES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOEL HEMAN DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LISTON FORMER VP DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACOB LASATER FORMER TREASURER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 18 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT OPFER FOUNDER1 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS HEIM PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LISTON VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
JOEL HEMAN SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JACOB LASATER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KURT HELLWEG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JON BAKER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BILL DONEGAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAMON FROST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAN BEHLMANN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEANDRE SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG GILLIAM DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DYLAN COLE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY CUMMINGS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KIRK ELMQUIST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RILEY SCHANTZ DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM RIES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TREVOR CRIST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 15 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DENNIS HEIM PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JOHN LISTON VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
JOEL HEMAN SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JAKE LASATER TREASURER1 $0-- $01
DOUG GILLIAM DIRECTOR OF1 $0-- $01
SCOTT OPFER FOUNDER1 $0-- $01
RILEY SCHANTZ DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TIM RIES DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
DAN BEHLMANN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
DYLAN COLE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
KIRK ELMQUIST DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
DEANDRE SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
DAMON FROST DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BILL DONEGAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JAY CUMMINGS DIRECTOR1 $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 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$169,982$200,122 $252,983$252,918 $114,721$42,539 -030
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$215,692$132,036 $283,058$283,058 $245,354$0 -030
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$241,879$65,009 $199,402$199,402 $260,184$0 -030
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,168$43,476 $22,532$22,532 $62,125- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $82,500 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$32,500 2024$22,500
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2024 · Form 990 · $200,122 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $68,592
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $159,643$157,698$1,945- 79.8%
Advertising and promotion $31,969$31,969-- 16.0%
Fees: legal $5,560-$5,560- 2.8%
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Insurance $875-$875- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $395$395-- 0.2%
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Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $80,919$68,197reported apart
Total$200,122100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $132,036 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $46,222
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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Other (as described)FOOTBALL PROGRAM SUPPORT $22,965$22,965-- 17.4%
Other (as described)5 QTR EXPENSES $15,695$15,695-- 11.9%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $43,476 spent · pay $630 · grants $0 · events $0
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