American Junior Golf Association
Braselton, GA
What do they do?
The American Junior Golf Association runs golf tournaments for young amateur golfers across the country. These tournaments give junior players opportunities to compete, improve their skills, and get noticed by college recruiters who might offer them golf scholarships.
Their mission:
"To promote and operate junior golf tournaments for over 7,924 members so that amateur golfers can compete against each other, improve their playing skills, and build enough reputation to get noticed by NCAA college golf coaches and possibly earn scholarships at colleges and universities."
💵 Money In vs. Money Out (2022)
Money they received
$17.5 million
Money they spent
$16.9 million
✅ They had money left over. They received $573K more than they spent.
📥 Where did the money come from? (2022)
| Source | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| 🎁 Donations & Gifts | $13.3 million | 76% |
| 🏢 Money earned from services | $4.1 million | 24% |
| 📈 Money earned from investments | $6K | 0% |
| 📦 Other money | $43K | 0% |
| Total | $17.5 million | 100% |
📤 Where did the money go? (2022)
| What it paid for | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| 🎯 The actual mission (programs & services) | $4.1 million | 24% |
| 👷 Employee paychecks | $2.6 million | 15% |
| 👔 Boss paychecks (executives) | $2.4 million | 14% |
| 🏛️ Payroll taxes (paid to government) | $304K | 2% |
| Total spent | $16.9 million | 100% |
👥 Who runs this organization? (2022)
| Name | Job Title | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hamblin | Executive Director | $934,381 |
| Jason Miller | CFO | $425,428 |
| Jason Etzen | CBO | $410,621 |
| Mark Oskarson | COO | $382,325 |
| Jason Ross | Chief Tournament Business Officer | $265,561 |
🏦 What do they own vs. what do they owe? (2022)
| 💰 Total stuff they own (assets) | $10.8 million |
| 💳 Total they owe (debts) | $3.0 million |
| 📊 What's left (net worth) | $7.8 million |
🎯 What programs do they run?
Their main program is organizing and running junior golf tournaments. The tournaments are operated mainly by AJGA staff with help from volunteers at each event. They raise money through corporate sponsorships and by selling junior-amateur team memberships to individuals and organizations.
⚠️ Things you might want to know
Executive compensation appears very high relative to the organization's size and mission. The Executive Director's total compensation of $934,381 is exceptionally high for a youth sports organization with $17.5 million in revenue. The top 5 executives collectively earned over $2.4 million, which represents about 14% of total revenue going to just 5 people's compensation.
📄 Where did we get this info?
This comes from the IRS Form 990 that American Junior Golf Association filed for the year 2022. Every nonprofit has to tell the government how they spent their money, and that info is public.
👉 See the original tax form yourself →Data from ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Plain English summaries created with AI and reviewed for accuracy.