Carolinas Golf Association
Donations deductibleCarolinas Golf Association's network
18 people6 organisationsi18 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy West | Committee Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brenda Kuehn | Committee Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Charles Lynch | Legal Counsel | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dana Halliday | Committee Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dillard Pruitt | Committee Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Frank Golden | Committee Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Gregg Jones | Committee Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joe Hackler | Committee Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kelly Miller | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lawrence Hicks | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Marion Moore | Vice President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michael Sims | Committee Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mike Smith | 1st PAST PRESIDENT | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Richard Dosek | Committee Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Rick Riddle | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Russell Coleman | Committee Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sheldon Hilaire | Committee Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Thomas Thorpe | Committee Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| John L Nance | Executive Director | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Andy Priest | Executive Director | 40 | $240k | $2k | |
| Benjamin Boncella | Top Financial Official | 40 | $99k | ||
| Thomas Thorpe | Committee Member | 5 | $7k | ||
| Charles Lynch | Legal Counsel | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Miller | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lawrence Hicks | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marion Moore | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mike Smith | 1st Past President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rick Riddle | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Kuehn | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dana Halliday | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dillard Pruitt | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Frank Golden | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gregg Jones | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joe Hackler | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Billy West | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Sims | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Dosek | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Russell Coleman | Committee Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sheldon Hilaire | Committee Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Carolinas Golf Association
- EIN
- 560509290
- Address
- 140 Ridge Rd, Southern Pnes, NC, 28387-3166
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- The cga is a non-profit service organization that was formed in 1909 to conduct championships and tournaments for amateur golfers in north and south carolina, administer the usga handicap system in the carolinas, and support its membership of more than 200,000 golfers in the cga's 700 plus member clubs and associations. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N6A Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- Principal officer
- Andy Priest (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsCharles Lynch
≥6years on the filingsFrank Golden
≥6years on the filingsGregg Jones
≥6years on the filingsJoe Hackler
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $11m
- Total liabilities
- $621k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $10.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $131k
- Program service revenue
- $8.7m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $43k
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 250
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.5m | $9m | $497k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Golf Foundation | To fund turfgrass research and scholarships and to assist junior golf and growth of the game initiatives. | $43k |