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ATHENS CLASSIC INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $88K · expenses $16K · assets $160K

EIN
85-2838367
Address
PO BOX 225, ATHENS, GA 30603-0225
Website
WWW.ATHENSCLASSICINC.COM
NTEE code
S21
Subsection
501(c)(4)
Ruling year
2024
Cross-check
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Mission

ATHENS CLASSIC, INC. IS A PRIVATE, NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION COMPROMISED OF RESIDENTS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIRECTION AND LEADERSHIP OF OUR COMMUNITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Stephen Middlebrooks PRESIDENT2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Charles Upchurch VICE PRESIDENT2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Gordon Rhoden SECRETARY-TREASURER2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Steven Middlebrooks (former) PRESIDENT2022 1 $0 reported 1
Joshua Defee (former) TREASURER2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN MIDDLEBROOKS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES UPCHURCH VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
GORDON RHODEN SECRETARY-TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN MIDDLEBROOKS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES UPCHURCH VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
GORDON RHODEN SECRETARY-TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN MIDDLEBROOKS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
CHARLES UPCHURCH VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
GORDON RHODEN SECRETARY-TR1 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN MIDDLEBROOKS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
CHARLES UPCHURCH SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
JOSHUA DEFEE TREASURER1 $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 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,985$15,583 $159,858$159,858 $87,985- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,913$71,232 $87,456$87,456 $112,913- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,568$41,930 $45,775$45,775 $50,568- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,882$38,239 $37,137$37,137 $36,882- ---

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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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 990EZ · $15,583 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $11,979 76.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,220 20.7%
Printing, publications, postage $384 2.5%
Total$15,583100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $71,232 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $31,333 44.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $25,500 35.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,308 20.1%
Printing, publications, postage $91 0.1%
Total$71,232100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $41,930 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $34,190 81.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,564 18.0%
Printing, publications, postage $176 0.4%
Total$41,930100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $38,239 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $23,494 61.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,799 25.6%
Printing, publications, postage $3,946 10.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,000 2.6%
Total$38,239100%

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