North Carolina · Nonprofit
WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION
WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION (North Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,633 to it, the largest being Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation ($15,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $16k
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What World Tang Soo Do Association does
Mission
The World Tang Soo Do Association was established to provide quality instruction in the ancient art of tang soo do and to help students improve their appreciation of life through the development of physical and cognitive skills, (continued on schedule o)and to promote overall well-being for the communities in which it serves, through a curriculum of discipline and exercise, focused on the core values of an ancient form of martial art.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The association has 24 regions around the world, 20 of which are currently active. Each region has at least one championship each year. Further, the association holds a world championship on a biannual basis, during which association members from around the world gather to renew friendships, engage in healthy competition, and learn the latest techniques offered by the association. Each region also holds numerous seminars throughout the year, during which students have the opportunity to learn from a vast array of master instructors. Championships and seminars provide a forum for maintaining and preserving the tradition of tang soo do. (continued on schedule o)each region also holds an annual black belt camp for its black belt and cho dan bo (one level below black belt) members. These camps train over 1,000 students in the art of teaching tang soo do, and provide attendees a chance to learn new skills and enhance existing ones. In addition, the association holds three clinics per year for its master instructors - one in the us, one in europe, and one in south america. During the clinic, master instructors have a chance to refresh themselves on best practices to teach tang soo do,…
$914,534 spent$968,105 earned by the program72% of program spendingTesting of individuals is required to determine their level of accomplishment. Individual studios test their students and send the results of the testing to the association for review and processing of student certifications. Black belt testing is done by region, and masters testing is done internationally. There is a european masters clinic, a north american masters clinic, and a south american masters clinic. Masters must attend one of these three in order to test.in 2024, the association administered gup (non-black belt) tests to 19,210 individuals, non-master black belt tests to 852 individuals, master tests to 34 individuals and special rank tests to 6 individuals.
$120,525 spent$325,682 earned by the program9% of program spendingEach new member is provided with a manual, id card, and sticker. Manuals provide a basic description of the association's requirements regarding physical and mental techniques that must be learned to advance in rank. Id cards provide a record of each member's advancement in rank. As of december 31, 2024, there were 16,437 active members; of these, 4,570 were either at the black belt or cho dan bo level.
$120,525 spent$163,527 earned by the program9% of program spendingNewsletters are typically published semi-annually. The newsletters are sent to 10,000 members providing them with detailed descriptions of upcoming events, changes in programs, and new programs. It also provides a forum for the exchange of ideas between members for the purpose of expanding programs.association staff pack and ship merchandise and provide other services to members.
$120,521 spent$126,125 earned by the program9% of program spendingNewsletters are typically published semi-annually. The newsletters are sent to 10,000 members providing them with detailed descriptions of upcoming events, changes in programs, and new programs. It also provides a forum for the exchange of ideas between members for the purpose of expanding programs.association staff pack and ship merchandise and provide other services to members.
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,276,105.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $857k to $1.1M (+28%).
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: 2021 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
0% of WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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
Frank Fattori
CEO/president
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $15k → $225.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 4% 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 WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION’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.
How concentrated its funding is
WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside North Carolina, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $633 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.
Against its field
WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION is better cushioned than half of the 2,728 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,728 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like WORLD TANG SOO DO 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 North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- World Tang Soo Do Foundation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION?
- WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION (North Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,633 to it, the largest being Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation ($15,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $15,633 in grants to WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION?
- Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $15,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. 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 2 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