Nonprofit · EIN 36-0898927
CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · LEMONT, IL 60439
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,296,554 | $8,726,451 | $570,103 | $15,044,479 | $1,700,322 | $13,344,157 |
| November 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,369,776 | $8,172,267 | $197,509 | $13,747,896 | $1,683,118 | $12,064,778 |
| November 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,813,133 | $6,849,487 | -$36,354 | $12,472,732 | $1,568,605 | $10,904,127 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $675,491
- Program service revenue
- $8,360,875
- Investment income
- $260,188
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $58,685
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $141,062
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $496,233
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,296,885
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,568,696
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $41,716
- Occupancy
- $103,071
- Travel
- $151,071
- Depreciation
- $22,649
- Program services (functional)
- $6,416,820
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,853,087
- Fundraising (functional)
- $456,544
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,747,896
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,044,479
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,700,322
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,344,157
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $53,923
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,468,961
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,344,157
- Gross unrelated business income
- $864,355
- Gross receipts
- $15,816,663
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 130
- Year formed
- 1935
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 November 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MARKIONNI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $261,099 | $38,352 |
| MICHAEL GILLIGAN | SR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 38 | $176,179 | $41,289 |
| RAVI DUTT | DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING Officer | 35 | $138,359 | $37,119 |
| ANDREW LOUTHAIN | SR MANAGING DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 38 | $119,163 | $43,865 |
| JODI CIOTTI | SR MANAGING DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP & CHAMPIONSHI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,062 | $43,176 |
| DEREK SETTLE | SR DIRECTOR OF TURFGRASS P Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,576 | $24,783 |
| ROB DAUPHINAIS | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 0 | $110,862 | $39,398 |
| THOMAS GEHR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RATHGEBER | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE NASS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHARKEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL CALLAHAN | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WARD HAMM | SECOND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SALIERNO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL FRASER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DWIGHT ERSKINE | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AL REID | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD W MULCAHY | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE P JAMESON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY J GRYGIEL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE VANSISTINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AL BROWN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL A FATES | FIRST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LINDY EDMUND | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK DOWDLE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNIE OAKES | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HAMMOND | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DONOFRIO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN O'CONNOR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT COLDIRON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN CHILDERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LOEB | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK BRACKETT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM INGLESE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN URBASZEWSKI | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MARKIONNI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 1 | $260,115 | $23,349 |
| MICHAEL GILLIGAN | SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMEN Highest-paid employee | 38 | $139,295 | $40,000 |
| RAVI DUTT | DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING Officer | 35 | $134,964 | $29,145 |
| JODI CIOTTI | SR MANAGING DIRECTOR, MEMB Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,999 | $36,219 |
| ANDREW LOUTHAIN | SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, Highest-paid employee | 38 | $108,380 | $37,144 |
| DEREK SETTLE | SR DIRECTOR OF TURFGRASS P Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,726 | $16,990 |
| KEVIN BLUMETHAL | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION Highest-paid employee | 38 | $110,469 | $22,556 |
| PATRICK DOWDLE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RATHGEBER | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHARKEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE NASS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL A FATES | FIRST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE VANSISTINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM INGLESE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COLDIRON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CHILDERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONNIE OAKES | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BROWN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDY EDMUND | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DWIGHT ERSKINE | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL REID | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GEHR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DONOFRIO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL CALLAHAN | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LOEB | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN O'CONNOR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WARD HAMM | SECOND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SALIERNO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD W MULCAHY | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN URBASZEWSKI | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE P JAMESON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BRACKETT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL FRASER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HAMMOND | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY J GRYGIEL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MARKIONNI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $240,128 | $53,754 |
| MICHAEL GILLIGAN | SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMEN Highest-paid employee | 38 | $142,396 | $42,266 |
| ANDREW LOUTHAIN | SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, Highest-paid employee | 38 | $117,061 | $32,735 |
| RAVI DUTT | DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING Officer | 38 | $122,734 | $22,551 |
| JODI CIOTTI | SR MANAGING DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP & CHAMPIONSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,756 | $38,103 |
| DEREK SETTLE | SR DIRECTOR OF TURFGRASS PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,204 | $21,537 |
| JOHN PETRARCA | SR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FIELD SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,093 | $19,474 |
| BILL CALLAHAN | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE NASS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CHILDERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL A FATES | FIRST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RATHGEBER | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WARD HAMM | SECOND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BRACKETT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COLDIRON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHARKEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DONOFRIO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDY EDMUND | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL FRASER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DWIGHT ERSKINE | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GEHR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LOEB | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY J GRYGIEL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HAMMOND | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE P JAMESON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN O'CONNOR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL REID | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD W MULCAHY | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE VANSISTINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BROWN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM INGLESE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN URBASZEWSKI | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SALIERNO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONNIE OAKES | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11855 ARCHER AVE, LEMONT, IL 60439-6727
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT MARKIONNI, 11855 ARCHER AVENUE, LEMONT, IL 60439
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT MARKIONNI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (630) 257-2005
- Website
- WWW.CDGA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN FOSTERING, PROMOTING, AND ADVANCING THE GAME OF GOLF AND ITS ATTENDANT CIVIC, CHARITABLE, AND ATHLETIC ASPECTS AND PURPOSES THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF INDIANA, WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDES MEMBER BENEFITS TO MEMBER CLUBS AND INDIVIDUAL GOLFERS IN ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF INDIANA, WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN. INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 119,000 MEMBER GOLFERS AND 412 MEMBER CLUBS.Expenses $4,044,463 · revenue $5,722,064
- SPONSORS AND CONDUCTS MORE THAN 35 TOURNAMENTS FOR AMATEUR GOLFERS AT MEMBER GOLF COURSES.Expenses $863,732 · revenue $614,678
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDING TURF GRASS RESEARCH, GOLF COURSE RATINGS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, GOLF TRIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.Expenses $1,508,625 · grants $141,062 · revenue $1,159,778
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 November, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November 30, 2025 | April 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | November 30, 2024 | April 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | November 30, 2023 | April 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-0898927
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- November
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,044,479
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,816,663
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | November 2025 | $9,296,554 | $8,726,451 | $15,044,479 | XML |
| 990 | November 2024 | $8,369,776 | $8,172,267 | $13,747,896 | XML |
| 990 | November 2023 | $6,813,133 | $6,849,487 | $12,472,732 | XML |
| 990 | November 2022 | $6,122,099 | $6,006,939 | $11,374,477 | IRS |
| 990 | November 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 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 36-0898927).
Questions about CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION is 36-0898927.
- Is CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1944.
- Are donations to CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF 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 CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending November 30, 2026) is due April 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended November 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 names ROBERT MARKIONNI.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $261,099 (ROBERT MARKIONNI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CHICAGO DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,296,554, expenses of $8,726,451 and total assets of $15,044,479 at year end.
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