EIN: 06-0866981 · Old Saybrook, CT · Data spans: TY2020–TY2025
Most recent filing: Tax Year 2025.
Sailing's public record, made legible. All numbers come directly from this organization's own sworn 990 filing. Patterns are computed from years of filings — not assessments or judgments.
Read trends in context: compare like with like, note the filing year, and treat major disruptions (like 2020–2021) as discontinuities rather than a continuous baseline.
Missing or N/A does not always mean absent. It can mean the item was not disclosed on that form, not collected on that filing type, or not available for that year.
$202,862
$193,718
$462,874
$333,743
9 W-2 employees reported (Form W-3, most recent filing — contractors and volunteers excluded) · TY2025 · 990
Total compensation, benefits & payroll taxes (Part IX)
TY2025$56,283
Full cost to employ everyone — wages + employer benefits + payroll taxes. Not officer pay alone.
~$6,000 per employee ⓘ — average across 9W-2 employees; includes benefits & payroll taxes; part-time and seasonal staff counted at full weight.
Named officers/key employees (Part VII‑A) show reportable compensation only and are already included in the Part IX total above. They are not additive.
Professional & consulting fees (Part IX, line 11)
No professional or consulting fees reported in Part IX for TY2025.
Functional Expense Allocation (Part IX)
TY2025$193,718total functional expenses
87.8%
Program services
$170,098
12.2%
Management & general
$23,620
0.0%
Fundraising
$0
Source: Form 990, Part IX, line 25. Shows how this organization allocated total expenses across program services, management and general, and fundraising for this filing year.
Historical Trends
Revenue vs. Expenses
Net Revenue / Operating Margin
Net Assets
Revenue Trend
| Tax Year | Period | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net Revenue | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TY2020 | 2020–2021 | 990 | N/A | N/A | — | N/A |
| TY2020 | 2020–2021 | 990 | $86,599 | $122,024 | -$35,425 | $383,746 |
| TY2021 | 2020–2021 | 990 | N/A | N/A | — | N/A |
| TY2021 | 2020–2021 | 990 | $174,587 | $153,903 | $20,684 | $404,043 |
| TY2022 | 2022+ | 990 | N/A | N/A | — | N/A |
| TY2022 | 2022+ | 990 | $177,217 | $190,606 | -$13,389 | $390,655 |
| TY2023 | 2022+ | 990 | N/A | N/A | — | N/A |
| TY2023 | 2022+ | 990 | $178,099 | $225,757 | -$47,658 | $325,960 |
| TY2024 | 2022+ | 990 | N/A | N/A | — | N/A |
| TY2024 | 2022+ | 990 | $200,347 | $183,356 | $16,991 | $335,595 |
| TY2025 | 2022+ | 990 | $202,862 | $193,718 | $9,144 | $333,743 |
Revenue trend is a filing-history view. It helps you compare operating periods, not infer the club's live condition today.
Revenue Breakdown (Part VIII — most recent year)
Form 990, Part VIII — Statement of Revenue. Includes, but is not limited to: Line 1 = contributions and grants (including member dues reported as contributions). Lines 2a–2f = program service revenue (activities that directly further the organization's exempt purpose). Line 3 = investment income. The specific mix varies by organization type. Source: the organization's own sworn filing.
| Line | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11a | Dinghy Storage | $1,032 |
| 11b | Donations Received | $2,349 |
| 11c | Miscellaneous Income | $4,600 |
| 12 | Total revenue | $202,862 |
| 1b | Membership dues | $117,362 |
| 1h | Total contributions and grants | $117,362 |
| 2a | Social Activities | $4,869 |
| 2b | Junior Sailing Program | $60,719 |
| 2c | Racing Program | $6,039 |
| 2d | Stewards (Guests) | $1,665 |
| 2e | House use | $1,700 |
| 2f | Total program service revenue | $76,020 |
| 3 | Investment income | $6 |
Most revenue is reported in a single category this year. That can be normal for some org types; see the source filing for detail.
Balance Sheet (Part X)
TY2025| Line | Description | BOY | EOY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total assets | $476,223 | $462,874 |
| 26 | Total liabilities | $140,628 | $129,131 |
| 33 | Total net assets or fund balances | $335,595 | $333,743 |
Source: Form 990, Part X, Balance Sheet.
Officers & Key Staff (Part VII)
How to read this section
This is not a full staff directory. It is the subset of people the organization had to disclose in Form 990, Part VII (the officer, director, trustee, key employee, and highest-compensated employee section of the filing). Why this matters: a missing name does not mean a person was not employed or involved.
Total Volunteer Board Hours/Week (Selected Year): 44
Hours per week are self-reported by each officer on Form 990, Part VII. They are not verified.
Officers and directors as reported on Form 990, Part VII. These are typically unpaid, elected positions. If an officer receives compensation, it will appear in the Paid Staff tab.
Operationally, this section is most useful for understanding disclosed leadership structure, compensation visibility, and board labor — not for reconstructing the full staffing model of a club.
| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Tuzzio | Commodore | 6 | Volunteer |
| John Waanders | Treasurer | 5 | Volunteer |
| Joseph Carroll | Secretary | 2 | Volunteer |
| Debra Paulsen | Rear Commodore | 5 | Volunteer |
| Melissa Mason | Vice Commodore | 5 | Volunteer |
| Chris Griffin | Governor | 2 | Volunteer |
| Skip Haskins | Governor | 2 | Volunteer |
| Walter E Gayeski | Governor | 2 | Volunteer |
| Alan Ebstein | Governor | 2 | Volunteer |
| Mindy Hill | Governor | 2 | Volunteer |
| Dan Ferrier | Governor | 2 | Volunteer |
| Bill Turner | Governor | 2 | Volunteer |
| Cathy Murphy | Governor | 2 | Volunteer |
| Christopher Bazinet | Governor | 3 | Volunteer |
| Lou Vinciguerra | Past Commodore | 2 | Volunteer |
Programs (Part III — most recent year)
Form 990, Part III — Statement of Program Service Accomplishments. These are the activities that directly further the organization's exempt purpose. Expenses, grants, and revenue are as reported in the organization's own sworn filing.
Sail Racing Program. A complete season of weekly sail racing, plus Special events (Outer Light Classic, Belle 8 Regatta, Catboat Association Regatta.
Governance & Transparency Signals
The IRS Form 990 is a sworn disclosure document — not just a tax return. Beyond financials, it captures governance policies, compensation practices, and relationships between insiders and the organization. Every category below comes directly from that filing. When a field is blank, it is often because this form type doesn’t require it, or the org doesn’t meet the threshold that triggers disclosure. That context is itself worth knowing.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Form 990, Part VI — Line 12a
No conflict of interest policy reported. This question is part of Form 990’s Part VI governance disclosures. A written policy documents how the organization identifies and manages situations where a board member, officer, or key employee has a financial interest in a decision — and how those individuals step back from related votes. The IRS does not legally require this policy. Many volunteer-run clubs manage these situations through informal norms rather than written procedure; formal documentation becomes more common as organizations grow in size and operating complexity.
Whistleblower Protection Policy
Form 990, Part VI — Line 13
No whistleblower protection policy reported. Without a documented process, a staff member or volunteer who notices irregular transactions has no protected channel to report it — and no written assurance they won’t face consequences for raising the issue. The IRS added this question in 2008 following Sarbanes-Oxley. Absence does not imply wrongdoing; many small clubs haven’t formalized this in writing even when informal norms are healthy.
Officer & Key Employee Compensation (Part VII)
Form 990, Part VII — Named individuals with reportable compensation
No individual compensation reported for this organization in the most recent filing.
This is the norm for volunteer-run sailing clubs. Part VII still exists in the filing — it simply shows $0 compensation for all listed officers and directors, meaning this club is led entirely by unpaid volunteers. When you see compensation appear here in other organizations, it marks a meaningful transition: the club has grown to the point where professional management was hired. The largest clubs in this corpus — those above $3M in revenue — are the most likely to have paid executive staff.
Independent Compensation Consultant
Schedule J, Part I — Organizations filing when comp exceeds $150K
No independent compensation consultant reported for the most recent year with Schedule J data (2023). Executive pay was set through internal board processes — a compensation committee, comparison to prior years, or board vote — without outside benchmarking. This approach is common among nonprofit organizations. An independent consultant provides external market data and a documented rationale; its presence or absence is one piece of context among several when reading compensation disclosures.
Equity-Based Compensation
Schedule J, Part II — Per-person compensation detail
No equity-based compensation reported. This is typical for nonprofits, which have no shareholders and cannot issue ownership stakes. In the for-profit world, equity-based instruments align executive incentives with shareholder value; the nonprofit analog uses different mechanisms such as retention bonuses or deferred compensation. None of the organizations in the sailing and yacht club corpus report equity-based compensation.
Related-Party Transactions (Schedule L)
Schedule L — Transactions with Interested Persons (officers, directors, their families, controlled entities)
Schedule L requires disclosure of loans, grants, and business transactions between the organization and its own insiders — board members, officers, key employees, and their family members or entities they control. Nonprofits are not prohibited from transacting with insiders, but they must disclose it, follow fair-market-value standards, and document that the transaction benefited the organization, not just the insider. These disclosures exist because self-dealing is the most direct way nonprofit assets can flow to those in control.
No related-party transactions found in our data for this organization. Schedule L is only required when transactions occur — absence means none were reported, not necessarily that none occurred.
Voting Board Members
15
Independent Members
0
Total Employees
9
Total Volunteers
70
Schedule O — Supplemental Information (most recent year)
Organizations use Schedule O to provide additional explanation for answers given on the main 990 form. These are direct excerpts from the filed document.
Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6
Regular members have full rights. Senior members pay a reduced rate,can not vote at meetings, are limited in use of waterfront facilities. and are precluded from having a mooring in North Cove.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11
No review was conducted or will be conducted.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19
Copies of documents are available upon request.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9
Mismatch in Fixed asstes per books vs. Tax system: 10,992.
List of other expenses Part IX line 24e
MANAGEMENT & GENERAL EXPENSES Bank Service Charges $ 110 Administration 9,095 ------- $ 9,205 PROGRAM SERVICES Fuel - Small Boats $ 990 Credit Card Fees 2,028 Charitable Contributions 180 Launch Administration 770 Total $ 12,572.
Mission
We are a yacht club engaged in cruising, sail races, and junior sailing instruction.
As stated in the organization's 990 filing.
IRS Source Filings
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