Approved Public Benefit Preclearance Application - Clubs

Must be Submitted 30 days Prior to Advertising Your Program

Deadlines Vary by Season or League of Play but Must Be Approved
Before You Solicit or Advertise to Players

Who: Clubs Who Have Youth Teams Participating in non-SF Based Leagues (Travel Teams) where the Teams Intend to Apply for Approved Public Benefit Status

Important: Clubs who do not intend to have their teams apply for approved public benefit status do NOT need to complete this form.

For details on the rules to be eligible, go to https://ca-sanfranciscorecandparks.civicplus.com/521/Travel-Teams

Club Applicability:

ONLY CLUBS SEEKING APPROVED PUBLIC BENEFIT STATUS FOR THEIR TEAMS MUST SUBMIT THIS FORM.
If a team seekiing Approved Public Benefit Status is part of a club, the club must separately meet the standards set forth below. A team will be considered part of a club if:

The team is branded with a club name: OR
The team’s players team fee payments through a centralized organization (as opposed to a family on the team pooling funds for that team only and hiring a coach

Club Requirements:

Not for Profit: The club must be a non-profit (501c) with an IRS determination letter.
Independent Board: The club must be administered by a volunteer board of directors that is independently elected by the players of the club (not by coaches)
Residency: All teams in the Club must meet the Residency Requirement or must clearly distinguish at the time of formation and by the team's names that they are not SF based and not eligible to use SF Fields.
Scholarships: Each team in a Club that intends to apply for APBO status must meet the SFRPD scholarship requirement
Adequacy of Disclosure: The club must provide adequeate discclosure of its fees and policies as required by the APBO Rules.
Good Standing: The club must be in good standing.
Go to Travel Team APBO Rules for more details.

Note: The club does not need to submit a filing fee. Fees will be submitted by individual teams when they apply for apbo status after the team is formed

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CLUB INFORMATION

Club Name *

Club Website *

Address *

City: *

Zip Code *

Primary Contact *

Phone *

E-Mail *

Secondary Contact *

Phone *

E-Mail *

What season are you applying for APB Status *

When Do You Begin to Register Players *

NOT FOR PROFIT - 501C3 STATUS

What is Your Clubs TAX ID NUMBER: *

Please upload a copy of your clubs 501c3 verification letter from the IRS:

Please upload a copy of your clubs most recent 990 filed with the IRS:

BOARD INFORMATION

Please List Every Board Member

	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
1.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
2.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
3.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
4.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
5.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
6.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
7.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
8.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
9.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
10.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
11.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
12.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
13.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
14.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
15.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected
16.	Last Name	First Name	Email	Phone	City of Residence	Year 1st Elected

Do Any Board Members or Family Members of Board Receive Compensation from The League or Any Participating teams, Family Members: Includes parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, spouses or domestic partners and any other residing in the same home with the board member. If so describe below: *

Signed Board Financial Certification Forms are required for every board member for each season of play. The Board Certification Form can be found HERE.

Please upload financial verification forms signed by each board member:

How Are Your Board Members Elected (include all categories who are eligible to vote? *

When Was Your Last Election: *

How Many Board Meetings Have You Held in the Past 2 Yrs: *

Please Provide Minutes From Your Last 4 Board Meetings. Please Upload:

Please upload a copy of your bylaws:

SF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

For Teams Older Than High School, will any teams in your club have more than 3 nonresidents on the team *

No - no team will have more than 3 nonresidents

Yes - teams may have more than 3 nonresidents on the team

We don't have any teams in this age group

For Teams Younger Than High School Age, will any teams in your club have more than 2 nonresidents on the team *

No - no team will have more than 2 nonresidents

Yes - teams may have more than 2 nonresidents on the team

We don't have any teams in this age group

If You Answered Yes to Any of the Above Questions, please describe which teams are not committed to meeting residency, where they will hold tryouts, how you are alerting parents and how the team's name distinguishes from SF based teams: *

I understand that once teams are formed and before fields are allocated each team will need to submit complete APBO form with rosters in the excel form required including names and addresses of players on each team and we will need to provide RPD with evidence of residency. *

Yes we will submit required rosters as soon as each team is formed

SCHOLARSHIPS

Please describe your scholarship policy (NOTE: Stating that no one is turned down because they can't pay is not an adequate description): *

Please describe how players can apply for scholarships (it must be discreet and feel open to all): *

Do You Limit the Number of Available Scholarships - if you do, describe policy and how you determine who will get scholarships: *

Please provide a SPECIFIC link to where you scholarship information and application appears on your website: *

ADEQUACY OF DISCLOSURE

Clubs must provide transparent, detailed information regarding fees, scholarships, costs, programs, tryouts, playing time rules and guest polices. Such information must be provided to any interested parent, posted on a website and submitted have been submitted to SFRPD prior to tryouts or registration.

Where are your fees described on your website (provide URL): *

Where does the residency requirement appear on your website (provide URL): *

Where is your scholarship policy described on your website (provide specific URL): *

Where is your playing time policy described on your website (provide specific URL): *

Where is your guest player policy described on your website (provide specific URL): *

Please upload a document or flyer describing all of the above.

Good Standing

Has your club , any team affiliated with your club or any coach been found to violate SFRPD field permits, residency requirements, tryout requirements in the previous 12 months or been found to misrepresent information in prior APBO applications. *

Yes Describe Below:

Travel Teams Are Provided an Allocation of Fields But There is No Guarantee That Your Game Schedule Will Match the Field Allocation (because the schedules are run by a league outside of SF). How Will you play your home games if you do not have a field on the date of a scheduled game and what have you told your families participating? *

Description of Violation: *

Name of Person Verifying This Form (must be a Board Member): *

I confirm that this form is complete and accurate: *

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