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Defenders Motorcycle Club Inc

EIN 41-2141638 • 501(c)7 • Greenbrier, TN

Profile

Defenders motorcycle club is a fraternal motorcycle club for active and retired law enforcement, emergency services, military and public safety professionals. Our goal is to promote solidarity through the sport of motorcycling and brotherhood. Our commitments are to each other, our families and our communities.

1068 Carrs Creek BlvdGreenbrier, TN 37073

www.defendersmc.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

70th percentile

12%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)7 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

94th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)7 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

75th percentile

14%

Faster asset growth than 75% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)7 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

57th percentile

4.9%

Faster revenue growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)7 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$128,531

Up $15,782 (+14%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$128,531

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin70th percentile

Revenue

Up

$134,964

Up $6,243 (+4.9%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$119,181

Up $1,884 (+1.6%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$15,783

Up $4,359 (+38%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth75th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $11,902Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $38,399Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $41,071Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $39,221Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $59,574Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $90,682Net Assets 2016: $90,6822016Assets 2017: $99,068Net Assets 2017: $99,0682017Assets 2018: $85,527Net Assets 2018: $85,5272018Assets 2019: $60,852Net Assets 2019: $60,8522019Assets 2020: $93,854Net Assets 2020: $93,8542020Assets 2021: $87,275Net Assets 2021: $87,2752021Assets 2022: $101,326Net Assets 2022: $101,3262022Assets 2023: $112,749Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $128,531Net Assets 2024: $128,5312024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$128,531
Liabilities-
Net Assets$128,531
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth57th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $83,747Expenses 2011: $88,119Net Income 2011: -$4,3722011Revenue 2012: $78,971Expenses 2012: $60,465Net Income 2012: $18,5062012Revenue 2013: $79,605Expenses 2013: $76,933Net Income 2013: $2,6722013Revenue 2014: $74,330Expenses 2014: $76,180Net Income 2014: -$1,8502014Revenue 2015: $74,829Expenses 2015: $54,476Net Income 2015: $20,3532015Revenue 2016: $78,906Expenses 2016: $47,798Net Income 2016: $31,1082016Revenue 2017: $70,640Expenses 2017: $62,254Net Income 2017: $8,3862017Revenue 2018: $68,286Expenses 2018: $81,827Net Income 2018: -$13,5412018Revenue 2019: $58,755Expenses 2019: $83,430Net Income 2019: -$24,6752019Revenue 2020: $73,414Expenses 2020: $40,411Net Income 2020: $33,0032020Revenue 2021: $133,116Expenses 2021: $139,695Net Income 2021: -$6,5792021Revenue 2022: $113,926Expenses 2022: $99,876Net Income 2022: $14,0502022Revenue 2023: $128,721Expenses 2023: $117,297Net Income 2023: $11,4242023Revenue 2024: $134,964Expenses 2024: $119,181Net Income 2024: $15,7832024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$134,964
Expenses$119,181
Net Income$15,783
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$128,531
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$128,531
Revenue
$134,964
Expenses
$119,181
Net income
$15,783
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.29$1.29$1.35$1.19$0.16
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.13$0.00$1.29$1.17$0.11
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.01$1.01$1.14$1.00$0.14
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.87$0.87$1.33$1.40$0.07
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.94$0.94$0.73$0.40$0.33
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.61$0.61$0.59$0.83$0.25
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.86$0.86$0.68$0.82$0.14
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.99$0.71$0.62$0.08
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.91$0.91$0.79$0.48$0.31
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.60$0.00$0.75$0.54$0.20
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.74$0.76$0.02
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.41$0.00$0.80$0.77$0.03
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.38$0.00$0.79$0.60$0.19
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.84$0.88$0.04
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 19, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$134,964
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Defenders motorcycle club is a fraternal motorcycle club for active and retired law enforcement, emergency services, military and public safety professionals. Our goal is to promote solidarity through the sport of motorcycling and brotherhood. Our commitments are to each other, our families and our communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INJURED OR FALLEN DEFENDERS TO COVER FUNERAL OR MEDICAL COSTS.--
TO PROMOTE SOLIDARITY THROUGH THE SPORT OF MOTORCYCLING AND BROTHERHOOD.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay94th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
EDWARD PRINCIPEPresident-$0--
CHRIS SCHEUCHVice Preside-$0--
MIKE MCQUAYLt. At Arms-$0--
MIKE KOVACTreasurer-$0--
STEVE KNOBBSSecretary-$0--
DAVID HICKMANMajor-$0--
BILL MORELANDCommander-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Defenders Motorcycle Club Inc
EIN
41-2141638
Phone
2393404236
Address
1068 CARRS CREEK BLVD, GREENBRIER, TN 37073

Signing Officer

Name
Mike Kovac
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2393404236
Signed
2025-05-19
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Medack & Oltmann Llp
Address
PO BOX 237, GIDDINGS, TX 78942-3855
Preparer
Melodi J Oltmann CPA
Phone
9795423713
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8

“National rally proceeds 62,331 miscellaneous 3,297 patch income 1,243 total 66,871”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office expense 1,314 national rally & other travel 77,707 background checks 400 bank service charges 6 filing fees 3,472 miscellaneous 2 patch design & expense 18,919 trophies & awards 859 tshirts 5,527 total 108,206”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Defenders motorcycle club is a fraternal motorcycle club for active and retired law enforcement, emergency services, military and public safety professionals. Our goal is to promote solidarity through the sport of motorcycling and brotherhood. Our commitments are to each other, our families and our communities.”

Raw XML Appendix117 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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