Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | TO FOSTER, ENCOURAGE, AND PROMOTE THE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY OF DUPLICATE BRIDGE, AND TO ORGANIZE, CONDUCT AND SUPPORT BRIDGE MATCHES, TOURNAMENTS, AND OTHER BRIDGE ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE PIEDMONT AREA OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION DEPENDS ON VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH SETTING UP OUR GAME EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING THE GAMES. FOUR VOLUNTEERS REVIEW OUR FINANCIAL RECORDS TWICE YEARLY. TWO VOLUNTEERS THRICE WEEKLY ASSEMBLY OUR CARD PLAYING BOARDS. OUR TOURNAMENTS REQUIRE MANY VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN MOVING, SETTING UP, TAKING DOWN, AND CLEANING UP OUR EQUIPMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THE ASSOCIATION SPONSORS FIVE SANCTIONED GAMES EACH WEEK, THUS FOSTERING THE SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND MENTALLY CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF DUPLICATE BRIDGE FOR LOCAL ENTHUSIASTS. IN ORDER FOR A GAME TO BE SANCTIONED BY THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE, A GAME SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE TABLES OF FOUR CONTESTANTS. OUR SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF TABLES IN PLAY PER GAME, AND TOTAL NUMBER OF TABLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR ASSOCIATION HAS GROWN FROM PLAYING A TOTAL OF 740 TABLES IN YEAR 2006 TO 2,339 TABLES IN YEAR 2019 FOR APPROXIMATELY 9,358 PLAYERS. A PRIMARY GOAL OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME BY PROVIDING THE MOST MODERN EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PLAYERS, AND EVENTUALLY OWNING A DEDICATED FACILITY WHERE DAILY GAMES AND CLASSES CAN BE OFFERED FOR OUR MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, RELIGION, OR PHYSICAL ABILITIES, TO PLAY THE GAME OF DUPLICATE BRIDGE BY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING AND TEACHING CLASSES AT CONVENIENT TIMES IN OUR LOCAL AREA. OVER THE PAST FOURTEEN YEARS, OUR ASSOCIATION HAS HAD A SERIES OF EIGHTEEN CLASSES FOR JUST OVER FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE NEWCOMERS TO THE GAME. IN 2019, WE HAD ANOTHER CLASS (IN CONJUNCTION WITH OLLI) FOR THIRTY-EIGHT NEWCOMERS THROUGH OUR NATIONAL AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE. OUR ASSOCIATION COORDINATES WITH THE ACBL IN SPONSORING TOURNAMENTS, SO THAT LOCAL BRIDGE PLAYERS CAN MEET AND COMPETE WITH OTHER BRIDGE PLAYERS ON A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL. IN 2017 WE BEGAN OFFERING TWO NEW GAMES FOR SOLICITING NEW PLAYERS. A THURSDAY GAME WAS STARTED TO MENTOR AND TEACH ONLY BEGINNERS HOW TO PLAY BRIDGE BY GIVING A LESSON AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH GAME BY ONE OF OUR EXPERT PLAYERS. THIS GAME HAS GROWN TO HAVE AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN TABLES EACH WEEK. ALSO, WE BEGAN OFFERING A PRO-AM GAME ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF BEGINNING PLAYERS WANTING TO PARTNER WITH A MENTOR TO IMPROVE THEIR BIDDING AND PLAY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUEMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | DIRECTING GAMES 19,500 0 0 DIRECTING GAMES 4,050 0 0 TOTAL 23,550 0 0 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -74 |
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