Massachusetts · Nonprofit
MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC
MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 38 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,299,197 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION ($708,429). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $9.2M
- Funders on record
- 38
- Grants received
- $2.3M
- Net assets
- $17M
What Massachusetts Golf Association Inc does
Mission
To promote and preserve the integrity and values of golf throughout the commonwealth of massachusetts.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Golf event registration fees - every year, thousands of massachusetts golfers of all abilities compete in varying events ranging from state championships, member tournaments, and usga regional qualifying events. The proceeds from these events help support the organization in its exempt purpose to provide education and continue to promote the sport of golf in the state of massachusetts.
$2,980,902 spent$1,507,747 earned by the program41% of program spendingGolf fees and related/junior golf program - new wading river country club, llc/dba the links at mass golf serves as a permanent golf education center for massachusetts that provides access for many youth-based community programs with the goal of positively affecting the lives of underprivileged children throughout the state.the links is the home base for the massachusetts chapter of the nationally acclaimed the first tee program. A series of day and weeklong clinics are hosted for various youth and community groups at the club throughout the summer months. In addition, the first tee of massachusetts runs satellite facilities during the summer months in the following cities within massachusetts; springfield, hyannis, boston, natick and brockton. The course at the links is open to the public year-round - weather permitting - and provides affordable golf access for all individuals including juniors, seniors and women.
$1,810,892 spent$302,799 earned by the program25% of program spendingHandicapping service - the mga provides accurate and timely handicap indexes for roughly 135,000 golfers in massachusetts and upholds the integrity of the usga handicap system. Maintaining a handicap index allows golfers of varying skill levels to compete on an equitable basis.
$1,374,271 spent$4,656,010 earned by the program19% of program spendingMiscellaneous - course rating, measuring and marking - the mga rates courses for men and women in accordance with the usga course & slope rating system. Precise ratings are provided for each set of tees so that golfers can enjoy the benefits of an accurate and equitable handicap system. The mga also accurately measures courses to ensure precise ratings. Additionally, the mga assists its clubs in properly marking and defining their golf courses (I.e. Water hazards, out of bounds, ball drops, etc.) for either competitive or recreational play so that members can become accustomed to playing under the rules of golf. These programs are provided as a complimentary service to golf clubs.educational seminars - the mga conducts educational seminars on a myriad of topics including the rules of golf, etiquette, handicap system, tournament pairing programs and course rating.usga liaison - the mga assists the usga with national issues affecting amateur golf, processes amateur status reinstatement applications, conducts qualifying rounds for usga championships and upholds the integrity of the usga handicap system. The usga relies heavily on state and regional golf associations to coordinate its…
$1,030,879 spentof which $54,492 as grants$203,554 earned by the program14% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,196,944.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
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 $17M to $15M (−10%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Jesse E Menachem
Executive director/CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $45k → $267k.
8 of 38 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 17% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 38 funders by total. 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.
How concentrated its funding is
MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
92% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 66% · 2018 45% · 2019 74% · 2020 31% · 2021 29% · 2022 37% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
50% of MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 37% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC draws 92% of its grant income from funders outside Massachusetts, across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $400k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Government funding MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2k on record.
- (EE) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$2k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like MASSACHUSETTS GOLF 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 Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- New Wading River Country Club LLC (Dba the Links at Mass Golf) · disregarded
- The Massachusetts Golfer Inc · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC?
- MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 38 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,299,197 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION ($708,429). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 38 organizations giving $2,299,197 in grants to MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC?
- UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION is the largest funder on record, with $708,429 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MASSACHUSETTS GOLF ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 38 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing