Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE WORLD TANG SOO DO ASSOCIATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN THE ANCIENT ART OF TANG SOO DO AND TO HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR APPRECIATION OF LIFE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE SKILLS, AND TO PROMOTE OVERALL WELL-BEING FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH IT SERVES, THROUGH A CURRICULUM OF DISCIPLINE AND EXERCISE, FOCUSED ON THE CORE VALUES OF AN ANCIENT FORM OF MARTIAL ART.
ENHANCE LIVES THROUGH THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING OF TRADITIONAL TANG SOO DO
THE ASSOCIATION HAS 23 REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD, 19 OF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVE. EACH REGION HAS AT LEAST ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EACH YEAR. FURTHER, THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON A BIANNUAL BASIS, DURING WHICH ASSOCIATION MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD GATHER TO RENEW FRIENDSHIPS, ENGAGE IN HEALTHY COMPETITION AND LEARN THE LATEST TECHNIQUES OFFERED BY THE ASSOCIATION. EACH REGION ALSO HOLDS NUMEROUS SEMINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DURING WHICH STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM A VAST ARRAY OF MASTER INSTRUCTORS. CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SEMINARS PROVIDE A FORUM FOR MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING THE TRADITION OF TANG SOO DO. EACH REGION ALSO HOLDS AN ANNUAL BLACK BELT CAMP FOR ITS BLACK BELT AND CHO DAN BO (ONE LEVEL BELOW BLACK BELT) MEMBERS. THESE CAMPS TRAIN OVER 1000 STUDENTS IN THE ART OF TEACHING TANG SOO DO, AND PROVIDES ATTENDEES A CHANCE TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND ENHANCE EXISTING ONES. FINALLY, THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS THREE CLINICS/YEAR FOR ITS MASTER INSTRUCTORS; ONE IN THE US, ONE IN EUROPE, AND ONE IN SOUTH AMERICA, DURING WHICH MASTER INSTRUCTORS HAVE A CHANCE TO REFRESH THEMSELVES ON BEST PRACTICES TO TEACH TANG SOO DO, AS WELL AS ENHANCE THEIR OWN SKILLS. THE COMBINED ATTENDANCE AT THESE MASTERS' CLINICS EXCEEDS 300 MASTER INSTRUCTORS.
EACH NEW MEMBER IS PROVIDED WITH A MANUAL, ID CARD AND STICKER. MANUALS PROVIDE A BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TECHNIQUES THAT MUST BE LEARNED TO ADVANCE IN RANK. ID CARDS PROVIDE A RECORD OF EACH MEMBER'S ADVANCEMENT IN RANK. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019, THERE WERE 17,249 ACTIVE MEMBERS; OF THESE, 4,249 WERE EITHER AT THE BLACK BELT OR CHO DAN BO LEVEL.
TESTING OF INDIVIDUALS IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THEIR LEVEL OF ACCOMPLISHMENT. INDIVIDUAL STUDIOS TEST THEIR STUDENTS AND SEND THE RESULTS OF THE TESTING TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR REVIEW AND PROCESSING OF STUDENT CERTIFICATIONS. BLACK BELT TESTING IS DONE BY REGION, AND MASTERS TESTING IS DONE INTERNATIONALLY. THERE IS A EUROPEAN MASTERS CLINIC, A NORTH AMERICAN MASTERS CLINIC AND A SOUTH AMERICAN MASTERS CLINIC. MASTERS MUST ATTEND ONE OF THESE THREE IN ORDER TO TEST.IN 2019, THE ASSOCIATION ADMINISTERED GUP (NON-BLACK BELT) TESTS TO 20,505 INDIVIDUALS, NON-MASTER BLACK BELT TESTS TO 1,144 INDIVIDUALS, AND MASTER TESTS TO 46 INDIVIDUALS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gideon Lee | COO/CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $62,500 |
| William Strong | CEO/SECRETARY GENERAL | 20 | $26,000 |
| Robert Beaudoin | GRANDMASTER | 20 | $26,000 |
| Sanford Lipstein | CFO/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| A Sebastian Bonelli | DIRECTOR, REGION 23 | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Homschek | DIRECTOR, REGION 22 | 5 | $0 |
| Matthew Hutchinson | DIRECTOR, REGION 21 | 5 | $0 |
| Patrick Marsch | DIRECTOR, REGION 20 | 5 | $0 |
| Roy Uttech | DIRECTOR, REGION 19 | 5 | $0 |
| Wilfredo Burgos | DIRECTOR, REGION 18 | 5 | $0 |
| Anatoly Katyushin | DIRECTOR, REGION 17 | 5 | $0 |
| Alex Goule | DIRECTOR, REGION 14 | 5 | $0 |
| Ricardo Valdez | DIRECTOR, REGION 12 | 5 | $0 |
| Mujahid Khan | DIRECTOR, REGION 11 | 5 | $0 |
| Efarin Valentin | DIRECTOR, REGION 9 | 5 | $0 |
| Frank Fattori | DIRECTOR, REGION 8 | 5 | $0 |
| Joe Scota | DIRECTOR, REGION 7 | 5 | $0 |
| Doug Miller | DIRECTOR, REGION 6 | 5 | $0 |
| Chris Anderson | DIRECTOR, REGION 5 | 5 | $0 |
| Allen Sharpe | DIRECTOR, REGION 4 | 5 | $0 |
| Bob Grissom | DIRECTOR, REGION 3 | 5 | $0 |
| Johnny Williamson | DIRECTOR, REGION 2 | 5 | $0 |
| Becky Rupp Wolverton | DIRECTOR, REGION 1 | 5 | $0 |
| Geoffrey Setyanto | CHAIR, FINANCE/BUSINESS COMMITTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Merrill | CHAIR, SECURITY COMMITTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Mimidis | CHAIR, TESTING COMMITTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Jorgensen | CHAIR, REGULATIONS COMMITTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Chuck Vaughn | CHAIR, GOVERNANCE/PUBLIC REL. CMTE. | 5 | $0 |
| Kristen Winsko | CHAIR, LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | 15 | $0 |
| Claire Marsch | CHAIR, CHILDREN/WOMEN'S DEV. CMTE. | 5 | $0 |
| Brian Fisher | CHAIR, TECHNICAL ADVISORY CMTE. | 5 | $0 |
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