Colorado · Nonprofit
UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION
UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION (Colorado) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,026,226 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE ($10,346,429). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $33M
- Funders on record
- 23
- Grants received
- $12M
- Net assets
- $10M
What United States Figure Skating Association does
Mission
As the national governing body, the mission of the United States Figure Skating Association is to provide programs to encourage participation and achievement in the sport of figure skating on ice, and particularly: a) to serve as the national governing body in the sport of figure skating on ice as recognized by the united states olympic committee (usoc), and to serve as the united states member of the international skating union (isu); b) to take all steps necessary to regulate, govern and promote figure skating on ice throughout the united states, including the raising of funds to support activities of us figure skating by dues, the sale of publications, the conduct of competitions, carnival assessments, sanction fees and any other lawful means, provided that none of the income of us figure skating inures to the private profit of any of its members; and c) to define and maintain uniform standards of skating proficiency.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Development and support of athletes - u.s. Figure skating is dedicated to fostering the development of athletes at all levels, from grassroots to elite competition, ensuring that they receive the resources, training, and support necessary to achieve their full potential. I. High-performance support services - u.s. Figure skating provides elite athletes with access to funding, specialized coaching, sports science, and medical support to enhance performance and well-being. Development camps, technical analysis, and mentorship programs further support long-term success.ii. National and international competitions - the organization administers the u.s. Figure skating qualifying competition structure, including sectional and national championships, and assigns athletes to international events such as isu grand prix competitions, world championships, and the olympic games. Support includes travel coordination, financial assistance, and mentorship for team usa athletes.iii. Targeted support - programs such as the u.s. Figure skating athlete support (asupp), the competitive skaters assistance program (csap), and the academic scholarship program (asp) provide financial aid, training…
$7,018,246 spent$2,205,506 earned by the program34% of program spendingSkating events u.s. Figure skating organizes and promotes a wide range of domestic and international events, including skate america, the u.s. Figure skating championships, u.s. Synchronized skating championships, and the u.s. Figure skating qualifying competition structure. This structure provides a pathway for athletes in singles, pairs, ice dance, synchronized skating, collegiate, and adult divisions to compete at the u.s. Figure skating championships. Juvenile, intermediate, and novice singles, pairs, and ice dance athletes compete for placement on the national high performance development team, offering key developmental and competitive opportunities. Events are supported through broadcast agreements and media partnerships to enhance the sport's visibility and engagement.
$7,037,092 spent$14,838,522 earned by the program34% of program spendingMembership activities and services, admissions, publications, and governance and judging - u.s. Figure skating serves a diverse membership of athletes, coaches, officials, and clubs by providing training resources, competitive opportunities, and development programs. Membership benefits include access to educational materials, coaching certifications, safesport compliance resources, and club support services.u.s. Figure skating manages athlete eligibility and admissions for competitions and programs at all levels, ensuring compliance with national and international regulations. This includes oversight of competition entries, membership requirements, and participation standards for sanctioned events.the organization produces and distributes educational and promotional materials, including skating magazine, technical handbooks, coaching resources, and digital content to inform and engage members and the broader skating community. Publications provide updates on rule changes, training techniques, and event coverage to support athlete and coach development.u.s. Figure skating oversees governance, rule enforcement, and officiating to maintain fair and transparent competition standards.…
$5,692,657 spent$9,441,920 earned by the program28% of program spendingGovernance and judgingto prescribe rules for the holding of tests, competitions, exhibitions, carnivals and all other figure skating activities, and the eligibility therefore, and to qualify and appoint judges, referees and other officials for all tests, competitions and other figure skating events
$885,032 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $20,633,027.
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 2024 to 2025, from $13M to $20M (+47%).
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 4% · 2021 0% · 2022 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 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
Tracy Marek
Chief executive officer - part year
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 7 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $1.4M → $1.4M.
7 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $38M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest United States Figure Skating Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION raised.
From the IRS filings of UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 22 of 23 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
UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 86% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
96% 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 UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 78% · 2018 92% · 2019 90% · 2020 91% · 2021 89% · 2022 98% · 2023 92% — growing more concentrated.
“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
43% of UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% 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
91% of UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Colorado funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $620k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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 UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $53k on record.
- Department of Veterans Affairs$53k
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 UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION
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 Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Ice Network LLC · disregarded
- 20 First Street Properties · exempt
- US Figure Skating Foundation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION?
- UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION (Colorado) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,026,226 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE ($10,346,429). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $12,026,226 in grants to UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION?
- UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE is the largest funder on record, with $10,346,429 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 23 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