UNITED STATES CURLING ASSOCIATION,

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1 UNITED STATES CURLING ASSOCIATION, Inc. Annual Report ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The United States Curling Association gratefully acknowledges the financial and other support from the following: Alaska Curling Association AIT Worldwide Logistics Colorado Curling Association American Curling Foundation & Museum Grand National Curling Clubs bitrail Great Lakes Curling Association Challenged Athlete Foundation Illinois Curling Association Chicago Community Trust Minnesota Curling Association Chris Moore Legacy Fund Mountain Pacific Curling Assoc Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Nebraska Curling Association Digital Schools North Dakota Curling Association Edison International Washington Curling Association Garland Legacie Family Wisconsin Curling Association Granger Curling Club of Houston Green Bay Packers Inc. Dallas/Fort Worth Curling Club Hilton Garden Inn Washington, D.C. Kansas City Curling Club Kay Sugahara Lone Star Curling Club Kodiak Technology Group Laphroaig Islay Single Malt Scotch Milwaukee Admirals NBC Nike Travel Guard U.S. Women s Curling Association William & Antoinette Peskoff Charitable Foundation World Curling Federation United States Curling Association Annual Report page 1

2 MEMBERSHIP Membership growth is the key to success for the USCA membership for the USCA is 14,257 members, a 2% increase over The Vancouver Olympics created over 225 new member and new club start-up inquiries. New Clubs Admitted to Member Associations or New At-Large Clubs: Casper Curling Club, WY Colorado Curling Association Ocean State Curling Club, GNCC Orange County Curling Club, CA - MOPAC Park City Curling Club, UT MOPAC Whitefish Curling Club, MT MOPAC Kalamazoo Curling Club, MI - GLCA Kankakee Curling Club, IL IL Long Beach Island Curling Club, NY GNCC Long Island Curling Club, NY - GNCC Clubs That Have Withdrawn: Edina Curling Club, MN REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT Governance and staff. Good governance and a dedicated, professional staff help ensure excellence in programs for all curlers. Former Executive Director David Garber went into full retirement. Two BOD meetings, 4 Exec Committee meetings, Monthly Management Committee meetings, numerous committee conference calls, annual Budget Meeting, and an Operating Officers Planning Meeting were held. Clean audit review by Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP. Core Services, to benefit curlers at all levels Core services: Youth/Junior Curling: 5 camps, Junior Merit Program, background checks for youth leaders, college curling and junior travel reimbursement. Administrative support for seven national championship events. USCA President or his representative at all National Championships and World events. Member communication supported through; U.S. Curling News, newsletters, annual directory/media guide, web site, Facebook, and Twitter. Certification program for officials and instructors. Support for Championship Events: Ice technicians, officials, rocks, sensor handles, clocks, jackets, radios and other equipment, web streaming, on-line registration, awards, and ice rental. Registration online: capability for clubs to register members via the website. Recognition: Hall of Fame and other awards. United States Curling Association Annual Report page 2

3 Membership support: automated database, coaching education and certification courses, instructional brochures, instructional clinics, skills camps, rules booklet, and tools for attracting and retaining members including educational brochures, videos, member conferences, posters, and other materials. Athlete Recognition and Awards Female Athlete of the Year Alexandra Carlson (skip, 2010 U.S Junior Women's National Champion and World Bronze Medalist) Male Athlete of the Year Joe Polo (Second, 2010 U.S Men s National Champion and 4 th place World finisher) Team of the Year Paul Pustovar Team (2010 U.S. Senior Men's National Champions and World Gold Medalists) USCA Hall of Fame induction Paul Pustovar & Kay Sugahara Growth and participation in USCA programs Over 950 individual members competed in playdown events. Junior Men, 144 Junior Women, 80 Men, 118 Women, 40 Senior Men, 50 Senior Women, 9 Men (Club), 242 Women (Club), 92 Wheelchair, 8 Mixed, 133 Mixed Doubles, 38 Curling clubs hosted playdown events (12 clubs, 10 events) Kalamazoo, MI - Men s and Women s National Championships Utica, NY Wheelchair National Trials Madison, WI Men s and Women s Club National Championships Bemidji, MN Junior National Championships Chicago, IL Mixed National Championships Portage, WI Senior Men s National Championship Cape Cod, MA Senior Women s National Championship Seattle, WA Mixed Doubles Championship Fargo-Morehead, Mankato, and Potomac CC s - Men s Qualifying Rounds Grafton, ND Men s Challenge Round Women s Qualifying and Challenge Rounds were not held due to low number of team entries. Fairbanks, Nashua, Green Bay and Janesville were prepared to host. Junior curlers attended camps to enhance skills and appreciation for the game: Cape Cod, 48 Green Bay, 49 Rice Lake, 32 (Elite team level) Bismarck, 32 United States Curling Association Annual Report page 3

4 Instructor clinic attendees help raise club curlers skills: 15 clinics, 193 total attendees Officiating clinic attendees to help assure a level playing field: 9 clinics, 87 total attendees Fundraising CCT grant, $25,000 for projects and overhead expenses to support the member services and developmental programs. The World Curling Federation approved a USCA grant application to the Development Assistance Program for $12,000 for the following projects: Regional Membership Conferences and Skills camp, $6,000. NARCE Conference, $1500 To promote curling in arenas. Olympic year promotional tools, brochures, customized TV commercial, and other products, $6,000. Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation grant for wheelchair curling, $15,200 William & Antoinette Peskoff Charitable Foundation grant $500 Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch sponsorship, $15,000 AIT Sponsorship, $10,000 Hilton, $3,000 Goals for next year Update Strategic Plan Hire High Performance Director Implement restructured High Performance Program for elite athletes Continue to improve communication between the USCA and its stakeholders Identify new revenue streams Implement new branding platform for USCA Christopher Sjue President Rick Patzke Chief Operating Officer United States Curling Association Annual Report page 4

5 USA CURLING Income and Expense This report of USA Curling s finances is designed to provide you with an overview of the organization s revenue and expenditures for the most recently completed and audited fiscal year, We anticipate completing our audit of within the next month, and will forward the financial overview to you then. The report is divided into two sections: Income and Expense. Each section has a pie-chart representation of the dollars and percentages associated with revenue sources and USA Curling Programs, as well as a descriptive list of sources of income and categories of expense. The Income chart is broken out into eight categories: USOC Funding (grants), Dues, Sponsorships, Grants (not USOC), Entry Fees, USOC Licensing, Donations, and Other. The Expense chart has three segments. Competitive Programs deals primarily with costs associated with sustained competitive success: all aspects of preparation for and participation in World, Olympic and Paralympic events. Growth & Support covers a wide spectrum of services to regions and clubs to our members and our fans programs that create growth and sustain excellence. It also includes programs that are designed to provide long-term support to USA Curling, for example, developing sponsorships and planned giving programs. Management & Operations holds costs of running the organization that are not related to specific programs. You will discover when you review the Expense page that some expenses span more than one program area. For example, all three components have staff wage and benefit costs associated with them. Both Competitive Programs and Growth & Support have Field of Play, officiating and/or icemaking expenses related to their respective championship events and both share costs associated with junior programs and wheelchair curling outreach. We have done our best to give a fair and reasoned picture of USA Curling s finances. We welcome your feedback and questions. Thank you. USA Curling Income & Expense - 1

6 INCOME [unrestricted and temporarily restricted income] USOC Funding USOC and Paralympic grants, including United Airlines Value-In-Kind (VIK) Dues Dues paid by USCA members Sponsorships Cash and VIK sponsor contributions from o AIT Worldwide Logistics o Kodiak Technologies o Nike (competitive apparel) o R.W. Wolff Properties (VIK rent). Grants Chicago Community Trust Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation [support for wheelchair curling] Edison International [support for wheelchair curling] World Curling Federation Development Assistance (DAP) Grant Entry Fees Playdown entry fees and Field of Play fees USOC Licensing portion of content licensing agreement between USA Curling and the USOC. Donations Chris Moore Legacy Fund donations Donations to Curtis Cup and Katie Beck Memorial (Junior awards) Donation Pin Program Donations made for use of NIKE VIK not related to USOC or USCA-funded projects Donations made for use of United VIK not related to USOC-funded projects Other Advertising income - Curling News, website, media guide, media materials Bank account interest Educational program income Merchandise sales and royalties Miscellaneous income. USA Curling Income & Expense - 2

7 EXPENSES Competitive Programs Staff salaries and benefits Training for and participation in World, Olympic and Paralympic events - athlete, coach and staff expenses High performance program [e.g., camps and clinics, development of training materials, coach development, HP staff, summer training ice, equipment] Outreach programs Championship events leading to Olympics and Worlds - team travel stipends, facility rental, championship stones, sensor handles, officiating, icemaking, awards, scoreboards Junior summer camp support World team apparel (Nike VIK) Media training for Olympic teams Continental Cup World Challenge Winter World University Games support Growth & Support See chart next page Management & Operations Staff salaries & benefits Employee development - staff seminars and training World Curling Federation - annual dues, WCF representative expenses Central Office expenses - postage, telephone, photocopies, software and equipment upgrades and maintenance, rent, utilities, staff travel; insurance - director/officer, property Bank fees Media Guide/Directory USCA Board meetings and conference calls, budget meeting Legal fees Audit fees Website development and server fees Property tax Office equipment depreciation Website redesign amortization Leasehold improvements amortization Asset write-off Bad debt expense Portion of Board officer teleconference expenses USA Curling Income & Expense - 3

8 GROWTH & SUPPORT EXPENSES Member Services Club Support Arena curling and club formation support Club insurance program CurlTV memberships Development of and access to educational and training content and materials Instructional brochures and videos Instructor clinics Member Services conferences On-line membership database Outreach and development support U.S. Curling News World Curling Federation stone program Growth & Support Overhead Wages and benefits Administrative Support Central Office facilities Membership Development, Promotion & Long-term Support Arena conference presentations Promotional banners Donation Pin Program Media and public relations Strategic marketing Sponsorship and revenue development Videos USA Curling website Support for Competitive Events Club Nationals Mixed Nationals Awards Host Site plaques Equipment support Icemaking Officiating Travel stipends Club curler access to summer training ice Junior Athlete Development College Curling Junior Athlete Development Director Junior Awards Junior Merit Program Junior Camp support Support for Winter World University Games USA Curling Income & Expense - 4