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UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC

UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2026
$2.3M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$20k
Net assets
$936k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What United States Bowling Congress Inc 86861 Wisconsin State Usbc Inc does

Mission

The wisconsin state usbc, inc, representing the national governing body, ensures the integrity, protects the future and provides equal opportunity for all in the sport of bowling. It also promotes the game of bowling.

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.

Programs

  1. A regular bowling tournament is held for 18 consecutive weeks between january and may. Members of the 130 associations throughout wisconsin may participate (approximately 70,000 bowlers are eligible). An average of approximately 10,000 bowlers participate. Bowlers are recognized for their accomplishments. The tournaments provide championship level competition for men and women.

    $1,042,732 spent$1,205,528 earned by the program
    56% of program spending
  2. A senior bowling tournament is held for 12 consecutive weeks between february and april. An average of approximately 2,000 bowlers participate. Bowlers are recognized for their accomplishments. The tournaments provide championship level competition for men and women.

    $123,030 spent$321,712 earned by the program
    7% of program spending
  3. A regular bowling tournament is held for 13 consecutive weeks. An average of approximately 5,800 bowlers participate. Bowlers are recognized for their accomplishments. The tournaments provide championship level competition for women.

    $433,884 spent$471,411 earned by the program
    24% of program spending
  4. A youth tournament is held for 10 consecutive weeks. There were additional program expenses for postage ($4,264), telephone ($3,385) and utilities ($4,547) that were not allocated to a specific program.

    $235,896 spent$254,895 earned by the program
    13% of program spending
  5. The wisconsin masters tournament is open to members of the wisconsin or upper peninsual usbc association.

    $10,103 spent$9,935 earned by the program
    1% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,845,645.

02The organization over time

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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($1.2M) Expenses 100 ($1.2M) Net assets 100 ($287k)2018 Revenue 106 ($1.3M) Expenses 104 ($1.3M) Net assets 103 ($296k)2020 Revenue 129 ($1.5M) Expenses 143 ($1.7M) Net assets 188 ($540k)2021 Revenue 123 ($1.5M) Expenses 117 ($1.4M) Net assets 208 ($597k)2022 Revenue 151 ($1.8M) Expenses 148 ($1.8M) Net assets 212 ($610k)2023 Revenue 168 ($2.0M) Expenses 153 ($1.8M) Net assets 269 ($774k)2024 Revenue 194 ($2.3M) Expenses 203 ($2.5M) Net assets 226 ($649k)2025 Revenue 188 ($2.3M) Expenses 180 ($2.2M) Net assets 253 ($726k)2026 Revenue 196 ($2.3M) Expenses 177 ($2.1M) Net assets 326 ($936k)
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Revenue (196)Expenses (177)Net assets (326)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2025 to 2026, from $726k to $936k (+29%).

$287k
$296k
$540k
$597k
$610k
$774k
$649k
$726k
$936k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

0% of UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (13% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 2,898 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

−$13k
’17
$9k
’18
−$190k
’20
$57k
’21
$13k
’22
$164k
’23
−$125k
’24
$77k
’25
$209k
’26
1.8
months of
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.

'17'18'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
Listed242421202121202020
Joined·+0·+1+2+0+0+4+1
No longer listed·0·210141
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
1

From the IRS filings of UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC 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

UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Wisconsin, across 1 state in all.

TX

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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 85 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.

Operating margin9% · above the median
Months of reserve1.8mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)8% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 85 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2026

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In Wisconsin

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

86% of spending goes to programs.

Program 86%Management 14%Fundraising 0%

Governance

22
board members
0%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

99%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

WI

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Questions and answers

Who funds UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC?
UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC?
UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like UNITED STATES BOWLING CONGRESS INC 86861 WISCONSIN STATE USBC INC find more funders?
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), 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