USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon reported $16.7 million in revenue and $17.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.53 went to program services, $26.47 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 71.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $462,068 (CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 8% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.5% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 26.5% | 10.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 21.3% | 25.2% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 71.4% | 61.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $462,068 | $365,322 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.69% | 2.14% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.3 | 14.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseConstituent Relationships: This program provides infrastructure, support, resources, education, and access to the multisport ecosystem, including members, race directors, coaches, clubs, officials, age group team usa athletes, youth, high school, collegiate, and other key constituent groups. The program supports athletes and participants at every stage of their multisport journey through membership products and benefits, sanctioned event support, insurance, educational programming and resources, and constituent-specific services designed to increase engagement, loyalty, and participation in…
High Performance: This core program is the heart and soul of the olympic and paralympic movement for triathlon. USA Triathlon's high-performance program supports athletes that are able to compete at the top of the sport nationally and internationally through several distinct programs and initiatives from youth and junior development programs and camps to individual support for 450 individual elite athletes across the county pursuing their olympic and paralympic dreams. In 2025, like in previous years, this included support programs including U.S. elite triathlon and paratriathlon national…
Events: USA Triathlon supports the development, delivery, and safety of multisport events throughout the united states. In 2025, USA Triathlon produced the sprint and olympic-distance national championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and four regional educational industry conferences, which replaced the previous single national endurance exchange conference for 2025. the program also partnered with ten external race management companies to deliver other national championship events. More broadly, the program supports the U.S. multisport event ecosystem through insurance, governance, customer…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $442,099 | $0 | $19,969 | $462,068 |
| Chief Marketing/Growth Officer Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $235,676 | $0 | $24,419 | $260,095 |
| Chief of Sport Development Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,849 | $0 | $23,902 | $242,751 |
| High Performance General Man. Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $182,263 | $0 | $10,332 | $192,595 |
| General Counsel Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,659 | $0 | $16,896 | $184,555 |
| Senior Director of Finance Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,857 | $0 | $17,451 | $170,308 |
| Sr. Dir. Of Constituent Growth & Retention Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $145,131 | $0 | $19,204 | $164,335 |
| Director of Marketing Ops Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,682 | $0 | $11,131 | $152,813 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from USA Triathlon (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $632K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 572
- Volunteers Part I, line 6473
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Cloud for Good LLC Salesforce (CRM) implementation/support | $582,516 |
| DSxL Membership Software Service/Creation/Des | $149,804 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to USA Triathlon totaling $2,549 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from USA Triathlon's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for USA Triathlon, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of USA Triathlon's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, USA Triathlon reported that 73.5% of its $17.2 million in expenses went to program services, 26.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does USA Triathlon pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation USA Triathlon reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $462,068, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does USA Triathlon get its money?
Of $16.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 21.3% came from contributions and grants and 71.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is USA Triathlon a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-1178146 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642339349301269 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532329349301813 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412699349301716 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332729349301418 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202231479349300803 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101489349301105 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033219349309848 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-1178146: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.