Sonoran Desert Aquatics

“As defined in the bylaws, a member shall be the family members (biological or custodial) of the swimmer who is enrolled in the organization's swim program and who is registered with usa swimming.”

“Each member, as defined in the bylaws, shall designate one adult family member representative to vote on its behalf. The board of directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of members. All member families must be current and in good standing with the organization to be entitled to vote.”

“A majority of the member representative present at any meeting of the organization shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Unless otherwise stated in the bylaws, all matters shall be decided by the majority of members present at the meeting at which a quorum is present. There shall be one vote per member family, cast by the designated representative of the member family.”

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa. A draft is provided to the board of directors for review and approval prior to filing.”

“Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated power shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy; has read and understands the policy; has agreed to comply with the policy; and understands the corporation is chartiable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax exempt purposes.”

“The fast board prioritized coach recruitment and retention to fulfill its mission and vision of providing a nationally recognized swim club that supports swimmers of all levels. Fast head age group coach is also the head masters' coach, cfo, and coo; he develops national level swimmers and organizes and directs statewide swim meets at fast. Compensation was reviewed to reflect performance, experience, comparability data, and breadth of duties. Compensation is based primarily on a comprehensive comparability data survey of other arizona non-profit swim teams, with emphasis on teams that were most competitive with fast at the state and national level. The board of directors discussed and deliberated on compensation while considering comparability data and duties. The compensation package was approved unanimously by the board of directors. After reaching a decision, a rebuttable presumption checklist was prepared and agreed upon unanimously by the board of directors. Fast board voted unanimously to hire fast board treasurer as bookkeeper after consulting with professional nonprofit tax experts. Duties for treasurer versus bookkeeper were clearly divided, described and distributed to the board. Only time spent as bookkeeper is billed. Comparability data from bookkeeper's hourly wage for tucson, arizona and nation was used to determine initial hourly wage. Initial rate was below average. Fast board of directors unanimously voted on hourly wage increase seven months after hire for two reasons: (1) comparability data; (2) increase for all fast hourly employees based on market demands to help with employee retention.”

“The organization makes its governing document and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The purpose of the club includes the following: *to provide an opportunity for all children eligible for membership to engage in a healthy, lifesaving, lifetime sport and recreational activity; *to promote physical fitness and good patterns of physical development and to encourage proper conditioning and health habits; *to provide opportunities for social, emotional, and educational development and to encourage peer and family participation; *to promote involvement in age group programs and provide an opportunity for members to compete in organized swimming competitions; and *to provide multi-level training regimines that allow individual athletes to achieve their desired goals, including the highest goals possible in the sport of amateur swimming. Sonoran desert aquatics dba flying fish of arizona swim team (fast), is a year-round competitive swim team that is dedicated to becoming a nationally recognized aquatics program serving swimmers at the highest levels of the sport, while also providing a home for individuals who are learning to swim or swimming for fitness. Fast aims to be the best swim program in southern arizona where "best" is defined as a community of happy swimmers who are accomplishing their personal goals. Fast seeks to help every swimmer reach their highest potential. The club's primary sources of revenue are fees, swim lessons, and swim meets.”

“Sonoran desert aquatics offers three main programs: (1) a swim team for youth ages 4-19; (2) a masters swim program for adults ages 18 and up; (3) a swim lessons program for ages 3 to 12. (1) youth swim team: fast is an outdoor year-round competitive swim team that provides high quality, professional coaching and technique instruction for amateur swimmers of all abilities and economic backgrounds between the ages of 4 and 19. Supervised swim practice sessions are organized by age group and ability and are conducted monday through saturday at the oro valley municipal pools located at 23 west calle concordia and 10555 north la canada drive, oro valley, arizona. Swim practices prepare swimmers, through professional coaching, to compete in usa swimming sanctioned competitions at the rate of one to two swim meets per month. At supervised swim practices, coaching staff works with each swimmer on concepts such as confidence, concentration, motivation, attitude, composure, and goal setting. Additionally, some swimmers pay for private lessons from coaching staff to further improve their technique. Coaching staff also accompany swimmers to usa swimming sanctioned meets. Fast coaches organize and host meets in oro valley with the assistance of family participation by member volunteers. Fast cooperated with the town of oro valley, pima county, arizona swimming, and community volunteer medical professionals during covid-19 to ensure all necessary protocols were enacted and followed for health and public safety during the pandemic. These meets allowed the swimming community from all over the state of arizona, to safely share their love for a sport and compete together during a time of relative isolation otherwise. Many fast swimmers won arizona state titles, and a record number of personal bests were achieved by team members. Fast swimmers qualified for junior nationals and received division one college scholarships during this time period. (2) masters swim team: fast's masters program is for adults ages 18 and over. All practices are supervised by professional coaches. Fast masters swimmers are an extremely diverse group in terms of ability and skill level. Some senior swimmers suffer injury, arthritis, or other health conditions and seek to improve their fitness level. Many masters swimmers attend practice to compete in swim meets, open water competitions, and triathlons. All are welcome. (3) swim lessons program: fast offers outdoor, organized, high-quality small group swim lessons march through october for children ages 3-12. Group levels zero through four begin by teaching basic water safety and progress through learning all four strokes. Flying fish group is the most advanced swim lesson level and practices outdoors year-round. Flying fish builds endurance and introduces swimmers to the skills they will need to transition to a competitive swim team. Swim lessons are available monday through friday and are offered at the oro valley municipal pools located at 23 west calle concordia and 10555 n la canada drive, oro valley, arizona.”

“Accrual to cash adjustments 10,281.”