2025-06-02T17:40:34-07:00 2024-12-31 860553260 Janice Moen CPA 12 Vista Drive Hooksett NH 03106 990 2024-01-01 470914662 United States Swim School Association UNIT 4808375525 4815 E Carefree Hwy Ste 108-480 Cave Creek AZ 85331 Lisa M Zarda Executive Dir. 2025-06-02 true true Janice Moen CPA P01206712 5052502231 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Buffy Folise 4815 E Carefree Hwy Ste 108-480 Cave Creek AZ 85331 948494 false X www.usswimschools.org X 1988 AZ Lifelong safety, health, and enjoyment of the water for all through quality aquatic education. 8 8 5 46 618 0 755255 856796 15397 17666 108291 74032 878943 948494 0 0 357936 340148 0 87791 501618 559204 859554 899352 19389 49142 818847 914014 51725 42098 767122 871916 X Lifelong safety, health, and enjoyment of the water for all through quality aquaticeducation. false false 318995 337989 Memberships - Becoming a USSSA member provides a community for swim school owners and operators, as well as business resources, best practices, and industry connections. Our membership spans more than 430 members across 594 locations, and counting. This support system provides invaluable support and resources for swim school owners and operators. 262824 443914 National Conference - Where swim school owners gather for dynamic speakers, educational seminars, networking and to learn about new products, services and ways they grow a successful learn-to-swim business. The 2024 conference had 438 attendees 1 day with pre workshops, and 30 sessions. 47595 5783 Workshops - Where swim school owners, teacher and managers gather for dynamic speakers, educational seminars and networking to get inspired and supercharged for the busy summer months ahead. The 2024 workshop had 99 attendees, over 2 days and 17 sessions. 26849 69110 Certification and Education programs - Certification: Establishing a Fundamental Swim Instructor Certification program. Infant Toddler: Trains swim instructors to better teach infants and toddlers how to swim. Preschool Instructor Course: This course trains swim instructors to better teach 3 to 5 year-olds. Special Abilities: Trains swim instructors to better teach children with special needs how to swim. Available as a one day workshop or taught in the school with our On The Go program. It is a pre-requisite online course. Online education: Catalog of courses with a variety of business, education and swim instruction topics. 26849 69110 656263 false false false true false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 31 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true false false false X Lisa Zarda 4808375525 4815 E Carefree Hwy Ste 108-480 Cave Creek AZ 85331 Lisa M Zarda Secretary/ED 45.00 0.00 X X 142433 0 10911 Buffy Folise President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rose Cholewinski Vice President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Debbie Sayers Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Melissa McGarvey Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susie Van Ekeren Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Micha Seal Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Marie Sunderhaus Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Davina Lopez Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa Taylor Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 142433 10911 1 false true false 0 0 Conferences 711300 449697 449697 Education 711300 69110 69110 Magazine 711300 55815 55197 618 Membership Dues 711300 282174 282174 856796 17666 17666 0 37256 37256 0 0 0 0 810 810 810 Calm App Income 711300 4619 4619 CCCHSA California Funds 711300 10320 10320 Mental Health Program Income 711300 19872 19872 1155 1155 35966 948494 892144 618 55732 0 0 0 0 153353 61352 76677 15324 0 163178 126396 20465 16317 0 0 23617 14170 7085 2362 0 2399 2399 7020 7020 0 0 6763 6763 10848 1141 9707 44536 44536 6888 4133 2066 689 24760 18212 5439 1109 0 0 8416 5099 2488 829 0 0 0 0 227 136 68 23 18801 11281 5640 1880 Conferences venue 199540 199540 Conference other expenses 110879 110477 402 Membership expenses 29412 29412 Education expenses 26849 26849 61866 32941 9079 19846 899352 656263 155298 87791 701832 785264 116686 117096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55933 44279 329 11654 0 0 0 0 0 818847 914014 14575 18520 5600 37150 17978 51725 42098 X 767122 871916 767122 871916 818847 914014 49142 55652 X X false false false false true true false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description Used funds held for members. Funds used to pay for lobbyist to work with legislation in New York and Texas. Part IV - Additional Information 55933 44279 11654 11654 Funds held for others 17978 17978 1004146 55652 55652 948494 948494 899352 899352 899352 true X X X false false false Lisa M Zarda Secretary/ED 142433 10911 153344 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 A member of the Corporation must be either a Swim School, a business, an organization, an individual practitioner, or a former swim school owner engaged in or serving the aquatics education industry. The corporation shall have classes of voting members and classes of non-voting members who shall pay initiation fees and annual dues. Members shall at all times support the Corporations mission and meet other qualifications as may be determined by the Board from time to time. TheBoard has the sole discretion to determine whether a particular business is qualified for membership and may refuse to permit membership for any business that it determines is not qualified to become a member. No membership classification may be based on or affected by statuses protected by law, including but not limited torace, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, marital status, religion, or disability. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Beginning with the first annual meeting of members, the Swim School Members shall elect the President, the Vice-President, and all of the directors at large. Thereafter, the Vice-President of the Corporation will automatically succeed to a term as President on the conclusion of the preceding Presidents term in office. If, for any reason, the Vice-President fails to succeed to a term as President on the conclusion of the preceding Presidents term in office, the Swim School Members shall elect a new President. At the expiration or earlier termination of a Vice-Presidents term in office, the Swim School Members shall elect a new Vice-President. At the expiration or earlier termination of the term in office of adirector at large, the Swim School Members shall elect a new director at large. Unless the Board of Directors chooses to hold the election at an annual meeting of members, the election of President, Vice-President, and directors at large shall be accomplished by written ballot, as further described below. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as preventing a director at large from running for and holding consecutive terms in office as a director at large. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Each Swim School Member shall have one vote per swim school location included in their dues payment, up to a maximum of ten (10) votes upon each matter that these Bylaws provide shall be voted on by the voting members, or any other matter that the Board of Directors determines shall be voted on by the voting members. Each Former Swim School Owner Member shall have one vote upon each matter these Bylaws provide shall be voted on by the voting members or any other matter that the Board of Directors determines shall be voted on by the voting members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is presented to the Board of Directors for review and approval before filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c United States Swim School Association has a conflict of interest policy which includes having all new board and committee members sign an acknowledgement they have read and understood the policy. All board and committee members are required annually and in writing to disclose all businesses or other organizations of which the member or leader, or a member of his family, is an officer, member, owner, or employee; or for which the member or leader, or a member of his family, acts as an agent; or from which the member or leader, or a member of his family, receives compensation or remuneration of any sort, with which United States Swim School Association competes or with which United States Swim School Association has, or might reasonably in the future enter into, a relationship or a transaction. United States Swim School Association also has a policy directing the Board Chair and other Board Members on how to disclose a potential conflict of interest when issues are discussed or voted on, which includes disclosure and the party removing themselves from the meeting during discussion and vote. The policy directs the board or committee to seek alternates to the proposed transaction so as not producing a conflict of interest unless a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.