BUFFALO SOCCER CLUB INC
EIN 22-2790706
What they do
THE BUFFALO SOCCER CLUB INC ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT of YOUNG PLAYERS and IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE RECREATIONAL SOCCER MATCHES BETWEEN MEMBER TEAMS. OUR SOCCER PROGRAM is DESIGNED to TEACH PLAYERS SOCCER SKILLS, TEAMWORK and SPORTSMANSHIP IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PARTICIPATION and FUN ARE THE FOCUS, NOT COMPETITION. IN ADDITION, EACH YEAR MEMBERS and THEIR VOLUNTEER COACHES ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES to PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING CLINICS SPONSORED BY THE CLUB. AS PLAYERS PROGRESS IN SKILL LEVEL, OPPORTUNITIES for PARTICIPATION IN TOURNAMENTS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE to MEMBERS. CLUB MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES ARE BETWEEN 4 and 18 YEARS of AGE AT THE START of THE PROGRAM YEAR. IN THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING AUGUST 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007 RESPECTIVELY 824, 846, 853, 850, 750, 775, 833, 878, 783, 759 and 739 MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY to PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. CURRE
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (4)
BRAD LUCASPRESIDENT
BRYAN NICHOLSTREASURER
DUANE BORDAKSECRETARY
OLLIE VAN TASSELVICE-PRESIDE
About this charity
- Location
- 2130 - 54TH STREET NW, BUFFALO, MN 55313
- County
- Wright
- In care of
- BRAD LUCAS
- Primary officer
- BRAD LUCAS, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2016
- Tax period began
- September 1, 2016
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- JMSC PLLC