Nonprofit · EIN 95-3994788
ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER
Tax-exempt · PASADENA, CA 91103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,488,744 | $10,361,156 | $127,588 | $7,065,898 | $1,193,138 | $5,872,760 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $9,481,839 | $9,822,737 | -$340,898 | $6,681,111 | $1,021,637 | $5,659,474 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,623,781
- Program service revenue
- $8,580,318
- Investment income
- $149,470
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $36,242
- Other revenue
- $135,175
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $522,121
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,965,282
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,579,161
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $86,672
- Depreciation
- $194,762
- Program services (functional)
- $8,865,452
- Management and general (functional)
- $884,398
- Fundraising (functional)
- $611,306
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,681,111
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,065,898
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,193,138
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,872,760
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,545,138
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,855,100
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,290,566
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $582,194
- Gross receipts
- $11,270,417
- Employees
- 367
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELANIE SAUER | Exec Dir/CFO Officer | 40 | $200,300 |
| ARVIN VARMA | COO Officer | 40 | $174,000 |
| ANDREW NGUYEN | SWIM COACH | 40 | $171,922 |
| JAMES FRANCIS | Pres (former) Officer | 40 | $147,821 |
| CRISTINA ALVARADO | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $138,217 |
| JOHN PLUMMER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN MOTHERSHEAD | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT KAMINS | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2.75 | $0 |
| DARRELL WALKER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMANDA GEORGINO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALISON LASTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.8 | $0 |
| JOHN NABER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAY WALTERS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICK AMSBRY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVE GREENE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCOS GUITERREZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LYN BEKETT CACCIATORE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIANA JERGOVIC | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIK LARSEN | Treasurer/BO Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARI BERKEMEIER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATIE CAREY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JR DESOUZA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AIZITA MAGANA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARGARET MCAUSTIN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JENNY YU | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES FRANCIS | President Officer | 40 | $199,466 |
| ANDREW NGUYEN | SWIM COACH | 40 | $167,781 |
| MELANIE SAUER | CFO Officer | 40 | $165,359 |
| ARVIN VARMA | COO | 40 | $152,650 |
| WILLIAM ANDERSON | CAMP DIRECTOR | 40 | $124,000 |
| JOHN PLUMMER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT KAMINS | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2.75 | $0 |
| DARRELL WALKER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN HART | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN OSCARSON | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AJAY MITTAL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM THOMSON JR | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALISON LASTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.8 | $0 |
| JOHN NABER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MIKE NYEHOLT | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAY WALTERS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICK AMSBRY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SONIA YAGURA | Director Trustee or director | 1.8 | $0 |
| LYN BEKETT CACCIATORE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| RAYMOND BUTNER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARI BERKEMEIER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATIE CAREY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JR DESOUZA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAWTON GRAY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 360 N ARROYO BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91103-3201
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELANIE SAUER, 360 NORTH ARROYO BLVD, PASADENA, CA 91103
- Signed the 990
- MELANIE SAUER, Exec Director/CFO
- Phone
- (626) 564-0330
- Website
- WWW.ROSEBOWLAQUATICS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Haynie & Company CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3994788 or by the name ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center (the RBAC or Center) is a non-profit public benefit corporation formed under the non-profit corporation law of the State of California. In partnership with the City of Pasadena, the facility was constructed in 1990 and is located in the central part of the Arroyo Seco, only a few steps away from the world-famous Rose Bowl Stadium.The mission statement of the RBAC is to help everyone achieve their personal best by providing the finest aquatic educational, competitive, summer camp, and other recreational programs.
Program accomplishments
- The RBAC is a world-class aquatics facility dedicated to helping all members of our diverse communities invest in their health and wellness by providing exemplary aquatic educational, competitive, therapeutic, and recreational programs. The RBACs facilities include two Olympic-sized pools, a therapy pool, a weight room, a conference room, locker rooms, a caf, and an aquatics merchandise shop. It hosts world-class swim, dive, and water polo teams and a wide variety of programs, including water aerobics, warm water exercise, lap swimming, learn-to-swim lessons, and land-based fitness classes such as yoga.The RBAC also provides need-based financial assistance to residents of Pasadena and surrounding communities. Participants receive up to 75% of the listed cost of programs such as swim lessons, adaptive swim lessons, lap swimming, water and dryland fitness classes, and our competitive teams (swim, masters swim, water polo, and diving). The RBAC endeavors to further fulfill its public benefit responsibilities through our Water Safety Program. This program provides every third-grade student in Pasadena Unified School District, including students with special needs, access to water safety instruction (i.e., swim lessons). Students attend 15 swim lessons and receive free swimsuits, water safety workbooks, and towel service.Expenses $8,865,452 · revenue $10,339,274
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
- 95-3994788
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,065,898
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,270,417
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,488,744 | $10,361,156 | $7,065,898 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $9,481,839 | $9,822,737 | $6,681,111 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $10,743,912 | $8,651,439 | $7,560,726 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 95-3994788).
Questions about ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER
- What is the EIN of ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER is 95-3994788.
- Is ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER 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 ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER 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 ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER 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 ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MELANIE SAUER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,300 (MELANIE SAUER, Exec Dir/CFO).
- How much revenue does ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,488,744, expenses of $10,361,156 and total assets of $7,065,898 at year end.
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