EIN: 57-0136200 · CHARLESTON, SC · Data spans: TY2020–TY2025
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.
$10,711,437
$8,484,659
$23,206,107
$20,912,963
182 W-2 employees reported (Form W-3, most recent filing — contractors and volunteers excluded) · TY2025 · 990
Total compensation, benefits & payroll taxes (Part IX)
TY2025$5,037,312
Full cost to employ everyone — wages + employer benefits + payroll taxes. Not officer pay alone.
~$28,000 per employee ⓘ — average across 182W-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.
Named staff org comp sums to $230,000. The remaining $4,807,312is unlisted staff labor cost — includes benefits & payroll taxes for all employees, not any one person's salary.
Professional & consulting fees (Part IX, line 11)
TY2025$317,629
Payments to outside firms and independent contractors — not included in the Part IX labor total above. Combined with the labor total, full people cost is $5,354,941.
Functional Expense Allocation (Part IX)
TY2025$8,484,659total functional expenses
Source: Form 990, Part IX, line 25. Functional allocation percentages are not itemized in this filing data for the selected year.
Historical Trends
Revenue vs. Expenses
Net Revenue / Operating Margin
Net Assets
Financial Health Snapshot
Derived from IRS 990 filings. Figures are as reported — they reflect a single point in time and should be read alongside the full filing history and program context above. No benchmark is a verdict.
Operating Margin
Net revenue as a share of total revenue. Positive = surplus; negative = deficit.
Sector context: sailing organizations typically run thin margins by design. A small surplus signals structural balance; a deficit is not automatically a warning without multi-year trend context.
Cash reserve (months)
Cash and short-term investments divided by average monthly expense.
A common practitioner benchmark: 3–6 months of unrestricted reserves provides a buffer for seasonal revenue gaps or unexpected costs. This figure is not a compliance threshold.
Revenue Change (YoY)
Change in total revenue from TY2024 to TY2025.
A single year of revenue change is a data point, not a trend. See the historical trends above for multi-year pattern context.
Revenue Trend
| Tax Year | Period | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net Revenue | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TY2020 | 2020–2021 | 990 | $7,395,623 | $6,918,629 | $476,994 | $13,552,832 |
| TY2021 | 2020–2021 | 990 | $6,241,959 | $5,505,139 | $736,820 | $14,339,356 |
| TY2022 | 2022+ | 990 | $7,862,218 | $6,718,748 | $1,143,470 | $15,393,588 |
| TY2023 | 2022+ | 990 | $8,991,622 | $7,732,465 | $1,259,157 | $16,393,314 |
| TY2024 | 2022+ | 990 | $10,284,750 | $8,118,869 | $2,165,881 | $18,638,069 |
| TY2025 | 2022+ | 990 | $10,711,437 | $8,484,659 | $2,226,778 | $20,912,963 |
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 | LATE FEES | $37,226 |
| 11b | MISCELLANEOUS | $4,525 |
| 12 | Total revenue | $10,711,437 |
| 1f | All other contributions, gifts, grants | $26,500 |
| 1h | Total contributions and grants | $26,500 |
| 2a | MEMBERSHIP DUES & FEES | $3,915,679 |
| 2b | ASSESSMENT FEES | $766,840 |
| 2c | INIATION FEES | $788,005 |
| 2d | DOCKS & GROUNDS | $284,508 |
| 2e | CAPITAL FEES | $1,238,200 |
| 2f | Total program service revenue | $7,707,402 |
| 3 | Investment income | $363,220 |
Most revenue is reported in a single category this year. That can be normal for some org types; see the source filing for detail.
Endowment (Schedule D, Part V)
$480,772
Ending endowment balance as of TY2025
Ending balance — 5-year trend
TY2021
$869,127
TY2022
$864,672
TY2023
$877,003
TY2024
$638,697
TY2025
$480,772
TY2025 rollforward
Allocation
1%
Board-designated
Source:Form 990, Schedule D, Part V. Endowment funds reflect the organization's long-term investment reserves.
Balance Sheet (Part X)
TY2025| Line | Description | BOY | EOY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total assets | $21,454,628 | $23,206,107 |
| 26 | Total liabilities | $2,816,559 | $2,293,144 |
| 33 | Total net assets or fund balances | $18,638,069 | $20,912,963 |
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): 34
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Polson Brown | Secretary-Treasurer | 1 | Volunteer |
| Hugh W Buyck | Vice Commodore | 10 | Volunteer |
| Dr John F Walters | Member | 1 | Volunteer |
| Forest D Suggs III | Member | 1 | Volunteer |
| Graham M Eubank Jr | Member | 1 | Volunteer |
| Burk Yarbrough Herrin Jr | Commodore | 15 | Volunteer |
| Morgan Stuart Templeton | Member | 1 | Volunteer |
| Robert Carter Helms | Member | 1 | Volunteer |
| Thomas G Trouche | Member | 1 | Volunteer |
| William H Barnwell III | Member | 1 | Volunteer |
| Joseph Rutledge Young III | Member | 1 | 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.
CLUBHOUSE & BOATHOUSE BANQUET OPERATIONS-ALL MEMBERS AND GUESTS CAN BENEFIT
SAILING & SPECIAL EVENTS-ALL MEMBERS AND GUESTS CAN BENEFIT
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
This organization has a written conflict of interest policy requiring officers, directors, and key employees to disclose any personal financial interest in a pending decision and to step back from that vote. A documented policy creates a formal process for surfacing and managing potential conflicts. In this corpus, 41% of organizations report having one.
Whistleblower Protection Policy
Form 990, Part VI — Line 13
No whistleblower protection policy reported. The IRS added this question in 2008 following Sarbanes-Oxley. Absence does not imply wrongdoing; many smaller organizations have not formalized this in writing.
Officer & Key Employee Compensation (Part VII)
Form 990, Part VII — Named individuals with reportable compensation
Part VII requires individual disclosure of all officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and the five highest-compensated employees earning above the reporting threshold. The individuals listed here are from the most recent available filing.
| Name | Title | Comp from Org |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary Haylash | General Manager | $230,000 |
Compensation shown is reportable compensation from this organization only, as disclosed in Part VII. Most volunteer-run sailing clubs report $0 officer compensation, while larger organizations may report paid executive roles. The figures above show exactly what this filing reports for named individuals.
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 (2025). Executive pay was set through internal board processes — a compensation committee, comparison to prior years, or board vote — without outside benchmarking. This filing line records the process used, rather than evaluating whether that process is right or wrong.
Equity-Based Compensation
Schedule J, Part II — Per-person compensation detail
No equity-based compensation reported — expected for a nonprofit. Nonprofits cannot issue ownership stakes because they have no shareholders. In the for-profit world, equity aligns executive incentives with long-term value creation; the nonprofit analog takes different forms (retention bonuses, deferred comp) but not equity. Zero percent of organizations in the sailing and yacht club corpus report this. This section reports whether the filing includes that disclosure.
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
11
Independent Members
11
Total Employees
182
Total Volunteers
320
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.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders
THIS ORGANIZATION HAS TWO TYPES OF MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE TO INCOMING MEMBERS: RESIDENT MEMBERSHIP AND NON-RESIDENT ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP. NON-RESIDENT ASSOCIATE MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE A VOTE. RESIDENT MEMBERS DO POSSESS VOTING RIGHTS AND ARE INVOLVED IN THE ELECTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND APPROVING SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF SAID GOVERNING BODY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body
THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS MEET ANNUALLY FOR ELECTIONS. IN ORDER TO VOTE AT ANY MEETING, EACH MEMBER ENTITLED TO VOTE MUST BE ACTUALLY PRESENT AT THE MEETING. NO VOTING BY PROXY SHALL BE ALLOWED. NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO A VOTE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders
ANY DECISIONS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE PURCHASES OR BORROWING OF MONEY PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNING BODY WOULD REQUIRE A 3/4 VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. OTHERWISE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS FULL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body
THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT BY MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE 990 DRAFT. REQUESTED CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS WERE ADDRESSED BY THE TAX PREPARER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy
A LETTER IS PREPARED AND SENT OUT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REQUESTING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BE DISCLOSED. SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE, THE MEMBER IN QUESTION WILL ABSENT HIMSELF FROM COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS OR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ANY SUCH ISSUE. IF THE MEMBER IN QUESTION IS PRESENT WHEN A VOTE IS TAKEN, HE OR SHE WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY SUCH ISSUE AND LEAVE THE MEETING WHILE THE MATTER IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON.
Mission
SOCIAL CLUB ORGANIZED FOR PLEASURE,RECREATION AND OTHER NON-PROFITABLE PURPOSES OF MEMBERS.
As stated in the organization's 990 filing.
IRS Source Filings
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Capacity Signals
Auto-detected patterns from this organization's own IRS filing history. Signals are relative to this org's trend only — not peer comparisons, not judgments.
Private clubs are naturally labor-heavy. Always interpret signals against this organization's own context before drawing conclusions.
Revenue per employee rose sharply
Revenue per employee grew 39% over two years (TY2023–TY2025), well above typical inflation. This can reflect genuine revenue growth, reduced staffing relative to revenue, or a one-time revenue event.
Why it matters: High revenue per employee can reflect operational efficiency — or understaffing. The program model and revenue mix should be checked before drawing conclusions.
Operator question: Did the revenue base change (new programs, dues increase, capital campaign receipt), or did staffing fall behind revenue growth?
Phase 2 signals (contractor substitution, benefits share changes) require Part IX line-level data and are not yet available. All computations use IRS-filed data only; no external benchmarks or CPI adjustments beyond a 3% per year inflation proxy.
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