Echl Inc

“Andrew kaufman is a majority owner of the savannah ghost pirates and the greensboro gargoyles, of which mark aronson and scott einhorn are governors, respectively. Mr. Kauffman is also governor for the jacksonville icemen and has a majority ownership interest in the team. Jeff dickerson is the majority owner of the rapid city rush, greenville swamp rabbits, and trois-riveries lions, of which, jeff dickerson is the governor of the rapid city rush, todd mackin is the governor of the greenville swamp rabbits, and emma setzer is the governor of the trois-rivieres lions. Jim hallett is the majority owner of the indy fuel and bloomington bison, of which sean hallett is the governor of the bloomington bison, and larry mcqueary is the governor of the indy fuel. David hodges and tim tebow are majority owners of the tahoe knight monsters. They are also majority owners of a team in augusta, which is an approved applicant of the organization and the team is expecting membership to be granted in 2027.”

“The board of governors consist of the member hockey clubs, whereby each member may elect one governor as per section 8 of the echl bylaws.”

“The board of governors elects the commissioner of the league.”

“Decisions made by the commissioner are subject to the approval of the board of governors.”

“The form 990 is provided to the chairman of the audit committee before the return is filed. The audit committee consists of six members of the board of governors.”

“The organization annually requires a certificate of ownership from each of the member teams to be signed and kept on file. Any majority change of ownership must be approved by the board of governors, and all minority ownership changes are handled via the league legal counsel and executive committee approval.”

“The organization's commissioner (ceo) is elected by the echl board of governors and his pay is determined by a written employment contract which is approved by the executive board. The board of governors is appointed by each member (1 governor per) as outlined in section 8 of the echl bylaws, while the board may in its sole discretion pay compensation to the governors, no compensation was issued in the 2024-2025 tax year.”

“All documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Statistical service 46,792. Tax expenses 6,630. Payroll processing expense 6,529. License and fees 4,875. Trophies and awards 4,651. State fees and annual reports 4,372.”

“The oversight and selection process have not changed from the prior tax year.”

“The organization employs 2 employees and fifteen independent contractors in canada who promote ice hockey and provide services to its member clubs including scheduling, officiating, rules and rulings. The total amount paid to these employees and independent contractors totaled $109,590; $13,240 was paid to officials and $96,350 was paid for other services.”