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ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE ADULT SOCCER ASSOCIATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $214K · expenses $247K · assets $259K

EIN
20-1798495
Address
PO BOX 7, MARS HILL, NC 28754-0007
Website
ABASA.INFO
NTEE code
N60
Subsection
501(c)(4)
Ruling year
2025
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

ABASA IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT SOCCER ASSOCIATION IN ASHEVILLE, NC, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPETITIVE, AND AFFORDABLE SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CITIZENS OF ASHEVILLE, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WITH 4 DISTINCT LEAGUES AND 13 DIVISIONS, ABASA IS A COHESIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOCCER POWERHOUSE. WE WELCOME PLAYERS OF ALL GENDERS, SKILL LEVELS, AND SCHEDULES, OFFERING LEAGUE PLAY 3 DAYS A WEEK ALONG WITH FREQUENT PICK-UP GAMES AROUND TOWN.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 28 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

28 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Luca Asdente LEAGUE REP2025 3 $0 reported 1
Brandon Blissett LEAGUE REP2025 3 $0 reported 1
Ray Nightingale IT DIRECTOR2015-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Jorge Redmond LEGAL COUNSE2018-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Maddy Reed LEAGUE REP2025 3 $0 reported 1
Madhu Schmid LEAGUE REP2018-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Chase Shilling LEAGUE REP2025 3 $0 reported 1
Alex Vidaurri NCASA LIASON2015-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Jack Wedthoff LEAGUE REP.2025 3 $0 reported 1
Felice Bell PRESIDENT2015-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Adam Scherm TREASURER2025 4 $0 reported 1
Dirk South VICE PRESIDE2017-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Lydia Vandenbergh SECRETARY2025 4 $0 reported 1
Karla Furnari (former) Board Member2015-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Matthew Friedman (former) Board Member2015-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Nate Le Maire (former) Board Member2018 5 $0 reported 1
Brandon Blisset (former) Board Member2017-2018 5 $0 reported 1
JT Labruyere (former) Board Member2018 5 $0 reported 1
Jono Starr (former) PRESIDENT2015-2018 15 $0 reported 1
Eric Robinson (former) Vice President2015-2018 8 $0 reported 1
Joshua Cavenaugh (former) Treasurer2017-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Lydia Vandenberg (former) Secretary2017-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Jeremy Engel (former) Board Member2015-2017 5 $0 reported 1
David Budd (former) Board Member2016-2017 5 $0 reported 1
Charles W Rogers (former) Treasurer2015-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Tobias Weas (former) Board Member2015 5 $0 reported 1
Vance Carlisle (former) Board Member2015 5 $0 reported 1
Justin M Purnell (former) PRESIDENT2015 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LUCA ASDENTE LEAGUE REP3 $0$0$0 $01
BRANDON BLISSETT LEAGUE REP3 $0$0$0 $01
RAY NIGHTINGALE IT DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JORGE REDMOND LEGAL COUNSE3 $0$0$0 $01
MADDY REED LEAGUE REP3 $0$0$0 $01
MADHU SCHMID LEAGUE REP3 $0$0$0 $01
CHASE SHILLING LEAGUE REP3 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX VIDAURRI NCASA LIASON3 $0$0$0 $01
JACK WEDTHOFF LEAGUE REP.3 $0$0$0 $01
FELICE BELL PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
ADAM SCHERM TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
DIRK SOUTH VICE PRESIDE4 $0$0$0 $01
LYDIA VANDENBERGH SECRETARY4 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 15 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karla Furnari Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jorge Redmond Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Ray Nightingale Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Vidaurri Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Felice Bell Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Friedman Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Nate Le Maire Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Dirk South Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Brandon Blisset Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
JT Labruyere Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Madhu Schmid Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jono Starr PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Robinson Vice President8 $0$0$0 $01
Joshua Cavenaugh Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Lydia Vandenberg Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeremy Engel Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Ray Nightingale Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Vidaurri Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Felice Bell Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Friedman Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
David Budd Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Dirk South Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Lydia Vandenberg Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Brandon Blisset Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jono Starr PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Robinson Vice President8 $0$0$0 $01
Karla Furnari Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Joshua Cavenaugh Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeremy Engel Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Ray Nightingale Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Vidaurri Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Felice Bell Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Friedman Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
David Budd Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jono Starr PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Robinson Vice President8 $0$0$0 $01
Karla Furnari Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Charles W Rogers Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Eric Robinson Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Tobias Weas Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Friedman Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Vance Carlisle Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Vidaurri Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Jeremy Engel Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Felice Bell Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Ray Nightingale Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN M PURNELL PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
Jono Starr Vice President8 $0$0$0 $01
Karla Furnari Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Charles W Rogers Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$214,109$247,066 $258,513$258,513 $0$214,109 -0-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$260,736$258,867 $73,976$73,976 $0$260,736 $00100
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$362,266$361,867 $72,107$72,107 $0$362,266 $00100
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$327,579$315,540 $71,708$71,708 $0$327,579 $0015
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$288,623$256,967 $60,832$59,669 $0$288,623 $0015

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$516,13115 92020–2024 SHORELINE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION; UNITED SKATES SYNCHRONIZED TEAM ASSOCIATION INC; CHARLOTTE CARDINALS RUGBY CLUB; CHARLOTTE AREA ULTIMATE ASSOCIATION and 5 more
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$235,0007 12013–2021 ILLUSIONS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
YOUTHBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$170,0003 12022–2024 ILLUSIONS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$160,0004 12020–2024 ILLUSIONS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$71,3193 22022–2023 SHORELINE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION; LIBERTY-BENTON SOCCER ASSOCIATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$66,5535 42020–2024 CHATFIELD YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION; WOLFPACK RTC INC; KELLER LACROSSE ASSOCIATION; EMERALD COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $247,066 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)REFEREE FEES $101,095$101,095-- 40.9%
All other expenses $53,234$34,384$18,850- 21.5%
Other (as described)ABYSA REGISTRATIONS $35,292$35,292-- 14.3%
Other (as described)ABYSA FIELD USE $26,050$26,050-- 10.5%
Other (as described)FACILITY FEES $23,187$23,187-- 9.4%
Fees: accounting $7,000$7,000-- 2.8%
Office expenses $758$110$648- 0.3%
Insurance $450$450-- 0.2%
Total$247,066100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $258,867 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $19,543
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $119,018$119,018-- 46.0%
Payments to affiliates $35,440$35,440-- 13.7%
Other (as described)Facilities Expense $24,416$24,416-- 9.4%
Fees: management $17,381$17,381-- 6.7%
Other (as described)Awards and Trophies $13,714$13,714-- 5.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $11,611$11,611-- 4.5%
All other expenses $11,361$11,361-- 4.4%
Other (as described) EventTournament Fees $7,932$7,932-- 3.1%
Other (as described)Merchant and Bank Fees $7,687$7,687-- 3.0%
Advertising and promotion $2,837$2,837-- 1.1%
Fees: legal $2,508$2,508-- 1.0%
Travel $2,438$2,438-- 0.9%
Information technology $1,112$1,112-- 0.4%
Office expenses $675$675-- 0.3%
Insurance $432$432-- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $305$305-- 0.1%
Total$258,867100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $361,867 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $15,422
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $195,022$195,022-- 53.9%
Payments to affiliates $48,260$48,260-- 13.3%
Other (as described)Facilities Expense $43,154$43,154-- 11.9%
Other (as described)Awards and Trophies $18,914$18,914-- 5.2%
All other expenses $15,360$15,360-- 4.2%
Other (as described)Merchant and Bank Fees $12,294$12,294-- 3.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $8,272$8,272-- 2.3%
Other (as described) EventTournament Fees $7,150$7,150-- 2.0%
Advertising and promotion $6,664$6,664-- 1.8%
Fees: legal $2,507$2,507-- 0.7%
Office expenses $1,904$1,904-- 0.5%
Travel $1,568$1,568-- 0.4%
Insurance $558$558-- 0.2%
Information technology $240$240-- 0.1%
Total$361,867100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $315,540 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,884
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $179,403$179,403-- 56.9%
Payments to affiliates $47,417$47,417-- 15.0%
Other (as described)Facilities Expense $43,755$43,755-- 13.9%
Other (as described)Awards and Trophies $13,607$13,607-- 4.3%
All other expenses $9,390$9,390-- 3.0%
Other (as described)Merchant and Bank Fees $9,046$9,046-- 2.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,884$4,884-- 1.5%
Advertising and promotion $3,599$3,599-- 1.1%
Other (as described)Comm Outreach and Scholarsh $1,425$1,425-- 0.5%
Information technology $1,248$1,248-- 0.4%
Insurance $865$865-- 0.3%
Office expenses $569$569-- 0.2%
Travel $332$332-- 0.1%
Total$315,540100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $256,967 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,427
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $193,381$193,381-- 75.3%
Payments to affiliates $44,790$44,790-- 17.4%
Other (as described)Merchant and Bank Fees $7,718$7,718-- 3.0%
Other (as described)Awards and Trophies $3,916$3,916-- 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,311$3,311-- 1.3%
Other (as described) EventTournaments $2,116$2,116-- 0.8%
Other (as described)Comm Outreach and Scholarsh $651$651-- 0.3%
Information technology $535$535-- 0.2%
Office expenses $461$461-- 0.2%
Travel $88$88-- 0.0%
Total$256,967100%

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