Tennessee Golf Foundation

“Line 9 explanation - line 8b - n/a. The organization does not have committees who act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Line 11b explanation - the chairman and secretary-treasurer receive a copy of form 990 to review.”

“Board members are required to bring any conflict of interest to the attention of the board. The president monitors all relationships between the board of directors and tgf business and reports to the chair.”

“The chairman is the head of the compensation committee and makes the decision in consultation with any other board members of his choosing - he does the president's review and comp while the president sets all other staff compensation. The chairman compares compensation of all pga section and amateur association chief executives was included as well as national organziations such as usga, pga, and pga tour if publicly available. Other non-profit middle tennessee ceo's comp was also reviewed for comparison purposes.”

“Documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“The tennessee golf foundation (tgf) reimburses an unrelated organization for personnel costs (wages, payroll taxes and benefits) including officer compensation. While tgf does not issue w-2's, the 990 reflects the actual expense paid to reimburse the unrelated organization for its employees.”

“Regional operations: program service expenses 162,605. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 162,605. Sned's tour: program service expenses 159,130. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 159,130. Junior tournament/academy: program service expenses 107,646. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 107,646. Program/event expense: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 98,450. Total expenses 98,450. Professional purse: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 37,500. Total expenses 37,500. First tee: program service expenses 34,065. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 34,065.”