New York · Nonprofit
AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC
AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $180 to it, the largest being NRC FOUNDATION ($180). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $440k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $180
- Net assets
- $168k
What American Go Association Inc does
Mission
To promote the board game of go, also known as baduk or weiqi, in the united states and north america. The aga is the official representative of the united states in the international go federation and the world mind sports games. The aga is also the north american representative in the international pair go association.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
Go congress - the aga holds an annual eight-day event called the us go congress. Players from all over the us, north america, and around the world come to a different location each summer to play in tournaments, to study with and learn from top professionals and other teachers, to meet other people who play and join in go community initiatives. Aside from providing an event enjoyable in itself, the go congress is a venue for long-term community bonding, volunteer recruitment, international links, and a venue to reward those successful in local tournament or online play around the country. In addition, local chapters that participate in running congress can receive financial support and grow their membership and volunteer base. Congress hosts the organization's annual meetings.
$438,616 spent$376,240 earned by the program81% of program spendingTournaments - the aga sponsors directly and indirectly through its chapters a number of tournaments. These include city league, various state championships, and major regional tournaments. The aga also organized an online league and provides financial support for players from the united states to participate in international tournaments. Tournaments provide a venue where members may hone their skills and put into practice the concepts picked up through study.
$44,325 spent$27,044 earned by the program8% of program spendingChapter services - the aga is a federation of local clubs. We use those local clubs to sponsor events in their communities. We apportion a share of member dues based on a club's level of activity. Costs of these events are reimbursed to local clubs upon request.
$18,526 spent$4,866 earned by the program3% of program spendingOther programs - international, nagf (north american go federation), communications, education.
$36,993 spent7% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $538,460.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $685k to $914k (+33%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
5% of AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Daniel Lambert
Chair, board member
As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC has grown faster than half of the 697 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 697 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026
Organizations like AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC?
- AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $180 to it, the largest being NRC FOUNDATION ($180). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $180 in grants to AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC?
- NRC FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $180 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN GO ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2020–2026), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing