Golf Course Superintendents Association

LAWRENCE, KS EIN: 59-0874226 Website

GCSAA IS DEDICATED TO SERVING ITS MEMBERS, ADVANCING THEIR PROFESSION AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ENJOYMENT, GROWTH AND VITALITY OF THE GAME OF GOLF.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$23.0M

+8.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$367K

+14.6% YoY

Grant Count

7

+40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$52K

-18.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$23,034,465$21,314,965$21,166,957
Revenue$17,811,008$16,322,355$12,509,656
Expenses$16,950,537$16,228,639$15,103,591
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$843,906$1,064,115$355,125
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$92K$183K$275K$367K9 grants20209 grants20219 grants20225 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

GCSAA FOUNDATION$100KTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY$82KRUTGERS UNIVERSITY$79KWORLD GOLF FOUNDATION$60KOREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$20KWEE ONE FOUNDATION$15KGCSAA FOUNDATION$10K

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K15$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

J RHETT EVANSCEO$636KKEVIN P SUNDERMAN CGCSCOO$309KEDWARD SEVERALCMO$273KCAMERON OURYCFO$258KROBERT HELLANDDIR GOV & FEDERAL AFFAIRS$226KEILEEN BANGALANSR DIR, BUSINESS STRATEGY$142KSHELIA FINNEYSR DIR, MEMBER PROGRAMS$135KCHAVA MCKEELDIR GOV AFFAIRS$129KJOSEPH BLACKBURNDIR FINANCE & MEMBER SOLUT$125KMARK F JORDAN CGCSIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (TH…$27KTA BARKER CGCSVICE PRESIDENT$8KPAUL L CARTER CGCSSECRETARY/TREASURER$6KJEFF L WHITE CGCSPRESIDENT$6KDOUGLAS D DYKSTRA CGCSDIRECTOR$3KKEVIN P BREEN CGCSPAST PRESIDENT$3KSTEVEN J HAMMON CGCSDIRECTOR$3KH SCOTT GRIFFITH CGCSDIRECTOR$3KMARC E WESTON CGCSDIRECTOR$3KGREGORY B JONES CGCS…DIRECTOR$2K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GREGORY B JONES CGCS MGDIRECTOR1$1,542
H SCOTT GRIFFITH CGCSDIRECTOR1$2,959
DOUGLAS D DYKSTRA CGCSDIRECTOR1$3,449
STEVEN J HAMMON CGCSDIRECTOR1$3,078
MARC E WESTON CGCSDIRECTOR1$2,670
MARK F JORDAN CGCSIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (THRU 2/24)1$27,030
KEVIN P BREEN CGCSPAST PRESIDENT1$3,165
JEFF L WHITE CGCSPRESIDENT3$6,055
PAUL L CARTER CGCSSECRETARY/TREASURER1$6,479
TA BARKER CGCSVICE PRESIDENT1$7,999
J RHETT EVANSCEO39$635,927
CAMERON OURYCFO39$257,928
EDWARD SEVERALCMO39$272,883
KEVIN P SUNDERMAN CGCSCOO39$309,184
JOSEPH BLACKBURNDIR FINANCE & MEMBER SOLUT40$124,961
ROBERT HELLANDDIR GOV & FEDERAL AFFAIRS40$225,891
CHAVA MCKEELDIR GOV AFFAIRS40$128,573
EILEEN BANGALANSR DIR, BUSINESS STRATEGY40$141,629
SHELIA FINNEYSR DIR, MEMBER PROGRAMS40$135,414

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+11 more states

Cities

AtlantaBlacksburgBoca RatonCharlestonCharlotteCollege StationCorvallisEast CantonEast PiscatawayFayettevilleGainesvilleKnoxvilleLawrenceLemontLouisvilleMadisonNew BrunswickPhoenixPiscatawaySan Dimas

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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