Nonprofit · EIN 52-2103204
ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC
Also known as FIRST TEE - PHOENIX
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,181,223 | $2,274,372 | -$93,149 | $3,947,315 | $318,636 | $3,628,679 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,193,593 | $1,701,531 | $492,062 | $3,984,292 | $260,186 | $3,724,106 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,178,981 | $1,423,067 | $755,914 | $3,295,753 | $181,089 | $3,114,664 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $1,402,217 | $943,943 | $458,274 | $2,450,188 | $142,270 | $2,307,918 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,773,289
- Program service revenue
- $287,213
- Investment income
- $120,721
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $40,383
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $96,442
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $163,379
- Other salaries and wages
- $863,289
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,224,975
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,659
- Accounting fees
- $76,360
- Occupancy
- $71,483
- Travel
- $49,664
- Depreciation
- $4,540
- Program services (functional)
- $1,283,540
- Management and general (functional)
- $434,825
- Fundraising (functional)
- $556,007
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,984,292
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,947,315
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $318,636
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,628,679
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,655
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,750,700
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,179,610
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $449,069
- Gross receipts
- $4,909,223
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 465
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIN MCDONOUGH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $163,378 | $22,504 |
| DEBBIE WAITKUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY PAUWELS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBBIE PETTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD STROZEWSKI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT KNAPP | CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY LOUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA INGRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE SPICER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SKAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE KUEHNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS BURSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FRANCISCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRISTIAN TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEREMY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANTHONY FRAKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIN MCDONOUGH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $158,620 | $14,863 |
| DEBBIE WAITKUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY PAUWELS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CALIHAN | PAST CHAIR EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBBIE PETTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD STROZEWSKI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT KNAPP | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY LOUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA INGRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE SPICER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SKAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER KUEHNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY FRAKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS BURSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FRANCISCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTIAN TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIN MCDONOUGH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $155,800 | $17,764 |
| DEBBIE WAITKUS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY PAUWELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CALIHAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBBIE PETTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD STROZEWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT KNAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY LOUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA INGRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE SPICER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SKAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER KUEHNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE JORDAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY FRAKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN TERRY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $134,374 | $32,000 |
| HERMAN LEWKOWITZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE JORDAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE WAITKUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE KUEHNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY PAUWELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CALIHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBBIE PETTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY FRAKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD STROZEWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT KNAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY LOUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5555 E KARSTEN WAY STE 8, PHOENIX, AZ 85008-3428
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ERIN MCDONOUGH, 5555 E KARSTEN WAY, PHOENIX, AZ 85008
- Signed the 990
- ERIN MCDONOUGH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (602) 305-7655
- Website
- WWW.FIRSTTEEPHOENIX.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SEMPLE MARCHAL & COOPER LLP
Mission
THE CORPORATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY TEACHING LIFE-SKILLS AND CHARACTER THROUGH THE GAME OF GOLF, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE FINACIALLY ABLE TO PLAY THE GAME OF GOLF; INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: (I) PROVIDING SUCH CHILDREN WITH HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED AND FREE GOLF INSTRUCTION AND GOLF EQUIPMENT, (II) PROVIDING FREE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCH CHILDREN FOR PARTICIPATION IN GOLF TOURNAMENTS, ON COURSE PLAY AND COMPETITIONS, AND, (III) SUPPORTING, ESTABLISHING, HOLDING AND/OR OPERATING GOLF TOURNAMENTS, COMPETITIONS, LESSONS, AND CLINICS WHICH PROVIDE MENTORSHIP, GOLF INSTRUCTION, AND LIFE LESSONS FOR SUCH CHILDREN.
Program accomplishments
- FIRST TEE - PHOENIX WAS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO THE GAME OF GOLF AND TEACHING LIFE SKILLS TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN MARICOPA COUNTY FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY. FIRST TEE - PHOENIX IMPACT YOUTH IN MORE THAN 220 SCHOOLS AND THROUGH REGULAR PROGRAMMING AT 17 GOLF FACILITIES ACROSS THE VALLEY. CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO TEACH VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND VALUES THROUGH CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND QUALITY INSTRUCTION. INCORPORATING LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH GOLF, PARTICIPANTS LEARN RESONSIBILITY, COURTESY, HONESTY, AND INTEGRITY THAT THEY CAN TAKE TO ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES.Expenses $1,283,540 · grants $96,442 · revenue $287,213
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2103204
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N6A)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,947,315
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,909,223
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,181,223 | $2,274,372 | $3,947,315 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,193,593 | $1,701,531 | $3,984,292 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,178,981 | $1,423,067 | $3,295,753 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,106,516 | $1,008,632 | $2,442,927 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $1,402,217 | $943,943 | $2,450,188 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2103204).
Questions about ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC
- What is the EIN of ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC is 52-2103204.
- Is ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ERIN MCDONOUGH.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,378 (ERIN MCDONOUGH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ARIZONA GOLF AND LIFE SKILLS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,181,223, expenses of $2,274,372 and total assets of $3,947,315 at year end.
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