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US nonprofit · EIN 233017858 · Philadelphia, PAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 233017858) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Gold Medal Karate Inc's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Heather Sapelbweyer ChairChairperson2021
5 yrs
Paul DacostaBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Phillip NannayTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Sarah KhanAttorney2020
6 yrs
Salvatore J Sandone (also filed as Salvatore Sandone)CEO2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Heather SapelbweyarChairperson2020
Marcas DarganInstructorsince 2018
Michael KalksteinDirectorsince 2018
Michael MahanDirectorsince 2018
Phillip NannayTreasurer2020
Salvatore J SandoneCEO2020

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Salvatore SandoneCEO40$167k$20k
Michael HinchmanTreasurer2$0
Heather SapelbweyarChairperson2$0
Sara KhanSecretary2$0
Paul DacostaBoard Member2$0
Francine StewartBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Gold Medal Karate Inc
EIN
233017858
Address
530 Bainbridge St, Philadelphia, PA, 19147-2214
State
Pennsylvania
Mission
Zhang sah is an independent nonprofit organization that provides character, cultural, physical and academic development and education in conjunction with multidisciplinary martial arts programs. Continued on schedule ozhang sah supports the mental and physical health and wellbeing of its members by offering them tools for resiliency and discovery along with blackbelt training, ageappropriate... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
N40 Recreation and sports
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Recreation & Sports
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Salvatore Sandone (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2000
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsSalvatore J Sandone
≥6years on the filingsPaul Dacosta
≥6years on the filingsSarah Khan
≥5years on the filingsHeather Sapelbweyer

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.3m
Total liabilities
$1.3m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $52k
Contributions and grants received
$2.9m
Program service revenue
$803k
Employees
186
Volunteers
15