Nonprofit · EIN 74-2398195
SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
Also known as STMA
Tax-exempt · LAWRENCE, KS 66044
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,431,407 | $1,587,568 | -$156,161 | $2,186,743 | $1,142,308 | $1,044,435 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,279,341 | $1,525,735 | -$246,394 | $2,341,330 | $1,140,734 | $1,200,596 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $250,956
- Membership dues
- $220,403
- Program service revenue
- $1,180,451
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $142,841
- Other salaries and wages
- $301,522
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $546,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,240
- Accounting fees
- $12,967
- Occupancy
- $4,302
- Travel
- $3,003
- Depreciation
- $1,500
- Program services (functional)
- $1,143,771
- Management and general (functional)
- $180,601
- Fundraising (functional)
- $263,196
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,341,330
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,186,743
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,142,308
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,044,435
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,569,595
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,044,435
- Gross receipts
- $1,431,407
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 175
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- KS
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA SIMMONS | CEO Officer | 40 | $142,841 |
| ERIN BOYD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CASEY CARRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY DRISCOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN FARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WARREN GOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACHARY HOLM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALPHA JONES | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEE VAN MEETEREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM THOMS PHD | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHASE STRAW PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUN ROESSLEIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA SIMMONS | CEO Officer | 40 | $140,000 |
| JAMES BERGDOLL | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JASON BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN DEMAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON DEMINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY DRISCOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACHARY HOLM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALPHA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK MCKENNA | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM THOMS PHD | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHASE STRAW PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUN ROESSLEIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAULA SLIEFERT | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1673, LAWRENCE, KS 66044-8673
- In care of
- % NORA DUNNAWAY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAURA SIMMONS, 805 NEW HAMPSHIRE, LAWRENCE, KS 66044
- Signed the 990
- NORA DUNNAWAY, FINANCE & OP MANAGER
- Phone
- (785) 843-2549
- Website
- WWW.STMA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CUMMINS COFFMAN & SCHMIDTLEIN CPA'S PA
Mission
SFMA'S OFFICIAL MISSION IS TO ADVANCE PROFESSIONALISM IN SPORTS FIELD MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY THROUGH EDUCATION, AWARENESS PROGRAMS AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF SPORTS FIELDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. SFMA PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES, ANNUAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES, TRADE SHOWS AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS. SFMA SERVES MORE THAN 2,000 NATIONAL MEMBERS AND SUPPORTS ITS 32 LOCAL AFFILIATED CHAPTERS. ANNUAL MEETING IN THE SPORTS FIELD INDUSTRY'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING EVENT IS HELD EACH YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER MORE THAN 1,500 PEOPLE FOR FOUR DAYS. MORE THAN 70 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ARE HELD INCLUDING CLASSROOM EDUCATION, HANDS-ON TRAINING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN THE 100,000 SQ FT EXHIBITION HALL.
- MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF SPORTS FIELDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. STMA PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES, ANNUAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES, TRADE SHOWS AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS. STMA SERVES MORE THAN 2,000 NATIONAL MEMBERS AND SUPPORTS ITS 32 LOCAL AFFILIATED CHAPTERS. ANNUAL MEETING IN THE SPORTS TURF INDUSTRY'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING EVENT IS HELD EACH YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER MORE THAN 1,500 PEOPLE FOR FOUR DAYS. MORE THAN 70 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ARE HELD INCLUDING CLASSROOM EDUCATION, HANDS-ON TRAINING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN THE 100,000 SQ FT EXHIBITION HALL. IN 2023, STMA PROVIDED MANY RESOURCES TO ITS MEMBERS, WE CONTINUED TO HELP THEM MANAGE DURING PANDEMIC TIMES, WE HELPED OUR MEMBERS WITH THEIR LIMITED STAFF, REDUCED BUDGETS AND LIMITED PLAY ON FIELDS DURING THIS TIME. WE HELD MANY VIRTUAL EVENTS, PODCASTS AND PRODUCED AS MUCH DIGITAL COMMUNICATION AS WE COULD.
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 | Not 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
- 74-2398195
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,186,743
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,431,407
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,431,407 | $1,587,568 | $2,186,743 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,279,341 | $1,525,735 | $2,341,330 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,380,266 | $1,351,189 | $2,345,125 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 74-2398195).
Questions about SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION is 74-2398195.
- Is SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1986.
- Are donations to SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION 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 SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LAURA SIMMONS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,841 (LAURA SIMMONS, CEO).
- How much revenue does SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,431,407, expenses of $1,587,568 and total assets of $2,186,743 at year end.
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