Tee It Up for the Troops
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Mission
Tee It Up for the Troops engages communities to raise awareness and provide support to America’s military veterans by organizing golf events, outreach programs, and fundraisers.
Ruling year
2006
President & Executive Director
Tim Wegscheid
Main address
515 W Travelers Trl
Burnsville, MN 55337-2548 USA
EIN
20-2974507
Mental health care
Special population support
Population served
Military personnel
Caregivers
NTEE code
Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Tee It Up for the Troops supports programs that deliver critical services to help veterans transition from the battlefront to the home front. When a member of the military comes home, they face a variety of challenges. Unfortunately, many of those challenges are connected and spread into other parts of their life. Addressing one area many times isn’t enough. That’s why Tee It Up for the Troops has six pillars of support. By offering support for all these critical areas of need, we work to provide comprehensive assistance for veterans in all areas of their life. This support for our American heroes helps them get back on course and gives them the best chance of success once they’ve come home.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
REUNION
In 2012, Tee It Up for the Troops launched a new veterans outreach initiative entitled “REUNION.” The concept of this unique program is to reunite combat veterans to help them transition from the battlefront to the homefront. This includes help for the hidden wounds of war like anxiety, depression, isolation and suicide. Mental health professionals have touted the benefits of reuniting combat veterans with their comrades to discuss their days of service, injuries and post military struggles. They still want to support each other, and the bonds forged in war serve to help them survive after returning home. The game of golf serves at the backdrop for this REUNION and provides additional physical and psychological benefits. Throughout REUNION, participants and their caregivers enjoy therapeutic time on the golf course with their comrades and also participate in a variety of breakout sessions to share triumphs, challenges and the latest updates on available support networks and services and gain access to counseling support for employment, substance abuse, PTS and other valued services. Also, activities specifically designed for warrior caregivers provide support, idea sharing and discussions on various services available for their own well-being as well as their warriors.
Where we work
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United States
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of Veterans and Caregivers at REUNION
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
REUNION
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of Veterans Impacted
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Tee It Up for the Troops desires to grow our mission to honor, remember, respect, and support all those who serve(d) in the United States Armed Forces through expansion and improvement in our current core areas – golf events and the Reunion program.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Using golf fundraising events as our primary tool, we honor, remember, respect, and support all who serve(d) in the Armed Forces. We do this by providing event coordination support to empower local chapters and volunteers to host fundraising events; provide grants that impact not only veterans but their families also; support organizations that are providing critically needed services for veterans and their families; and maintain our governance of less than 10% of our proceeds going to administrative expenses. We focus our grant disbursement on PTSD/TBI treatment, Family and Caregiver Support, Employment, Housing/Homelessness, Suicide prevention, and Sport Rehabilitation for combat veterans.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2024 info
2.70
Months of cash in 2024 info
3.7
Fringe rate in 2024 info
13%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Tee It Up for the Troops
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President & Executive Director
Tim Wegscheid
Tim Wegscheid joined the Tee It Up for the Troops organization in October 2013 after holding several executive positions within the private sector.
Tim enjoyed management roles with several sports and entertainment properties, including the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild and the Target Center arena in Minneapolis. In addition, Tim spent eight years at the PGA TOUR’s golf property in Minnesota – the TPC Twin Cities.
Throughout each of those various positions, Tim gained valuable experience in marketing, management, and delivering operational excellence around many high-end events. During his tenure at the TPC, Tim also had a leadership role in helping to launch the national “Birdies for the Brave” initiative within the PGA TOUR’s family of TPC golf courses. It was during this effort that Tim was first able to combine his passion for golf with his passion for supporting our veterans and military families.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Tee It Up for the Troops
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Tee It Up for the Troops
Board of directorsas of 3/3/2025
Board of directors data
Jeff Anderson CHAIRMAN
Jeff Monssen
USMC, Ret Sgt Maj; StartGuides
Jeff Morgan VICE-CHAIRMAN
Jeffrey Monssen SECRETARY
Jen Tregarthen
Lockton Companies
Jen Tregarthen DIRECTOR
Jennifer Ronchetto DIRECTOR
Jennifer Ronchetto
US Navy
Joe Tessmer TREASURER
John Kline
Ret COL, USMC and US House of Representatives
John Kline DIRECTOR
Joseph Tessmer
US Bank
Ronald J Schutz DIRECTOR
Ronald Schutz
Robins Kaplan LLP
Thomas Groom DIRECTOR
Thomas Wallace DIRECTOR
Tim Wegscheid
President Tee It Up for the Troops
Tim Wegscheid PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT
Tom Groom
CEO, Healthnexus
Tom Wallace
Managing Partner - Kopplin, Kuebler, Wallace
Board leadership practices
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? yes
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