Rocket Giving Fund
Donations deductibleRevenue
$11.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$13.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$2.6m
$5m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $2.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
6.7 years on average
Staff
0
1,400 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
13
reported in Part VI
Rocket Giving Fund's network
13 people13 organisationsi13 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (14) 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
13 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.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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Wiley | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Brown | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jason Tinsley | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeff Morganroth | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Laura Grannemann | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marvin Beatty | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matthew Rizik (also filed as Matt Rizik) | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Tririco | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| NIC Barlage | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steve Ogden | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Trina Scott | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Varun Krishna | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| William Emerson | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Brown | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| William Emerson | President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Rizik | Vice President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Steve Ogden | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Nic Barlage | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Marvin Beatty | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Laura Grannemann | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Morganroth | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Trina Scott | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jason Tinsley | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Mike Tririco | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Alexis Wiley | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Varun Krishna | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Rocket Giving Fund
- EIN
- 830873868
- Address
- 1074 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, 48226-1906
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- The rocket giving fund's mission is to host a world-class pga tour event while simultaneously benefiting the detroit community. The organization's primary fundraising activity is the rocket classic, detroit's annual pga tour event. The net proceeds realized by the event and other such activities and events will go back to the detroit community through investments related to bridging the... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P12 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- William Emerson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAlexis Wiley
≥8years on the filingsJason Tinsley
≥8years on the filingsLaura Grannemann
≥8years on the filingsMarvin Beatty
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.6m
- Total liabilities
- $5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $2.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $620k
- Program service revenue
- $11.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $866k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1,400
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $12.7m | $12.5m | $268k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Black Tech Saturdays | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $350k |
| United Way of Southeastern Michigan | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $200k |
| People for Palmer Park | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $75k |
| Folds of Honor | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $65k |
| Detroit Golf Club Caddie Scholarship Foundation | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $50k |
| Human-I-T | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $31k |
| Detroit Pal | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $30k |
| Midnight Golf Program | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $30k |
| First Tee of Greater Detroit | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $20k |
| Justin Thomas Foundation Co Helfer and Company LLC | To support the organizations mission and the detroit community | $8k |