PASS FC
Tax status: unverified — club website states nonprofit but no Form 990 located on ProPublica under “PASS FC” or “PASS Soccer Club” in Michigan.
Overview
PASS FC (PASS Soccer Club) is a youth competitive soccer club headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving the broader West Michigan / Kent County market. The club’s own website describes the organization as a “NON-PROFIT soccer club formed to bring ELITE soccer DEVELOPMENT” to area players. Established in 2001, the club reports a roster of “close to 400 athletes” across its competitive programs, which span ages U7-U18.
In 2024, PASS FC extended its footprint beyond youth play by fielding a senior women’s team in United Women’s Soccer (UWS), a national pre-professional pro-am league. UWS expansion announcements in 2024 and 2026 confirm PASS FC competes in the UWS Great Lakes Conference alongside Michigan Jaguars, Michigan Stars, Michigan Hawks, Nationals SC, and Livonia City. The 2024 home matches were hosted at Northview High School.
Legal/Ownership Structure
PASS FC’s website self-describes as a nonprofit, but a direct ProPublica search did not surface a Form 990 filing under “PASS FC” or “PASS Soccer Club” in Michigan. The organization may file under a different legal name or fall below the 990 filing threshold (under $50K annual revenue would trigger only a 990-N postcard, which ProPublica does not index in detail). tax_status is set to unverified pending a Michigan corporate-filings lookup and/or IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search confirmation.
Teams & Players
Approximately 400 players across U7-U18 boys and girls programs (MEDIUM confidence, sourced from UWS expansion press). Specific team count by age band and gender is not published on the club site.
League Affiliations
- MSPSP Premier — Michigan State Premier Soccer Program (U13-U19)
- USYS National League — National 1 conference participation for qualifying premier teams (U13-U19)
- MSYSA Director’s Academy — U11/U12 9v9 platform
- GVSA Academy — Grand Valley Soccer Association entry-level (U7-U19)
- Champions Cup
- United Women’s Soccer (UWS) Great Lakes Conference — senior women’s pro-am
Facilities
The club references multiple field locations across Grand Rapids; senior team home matches at Northview High School (2024). The club does not appear to own a dedicated complex; usage of municipal and school facilities is typical for MSPSP-tier clubs in West Michigan.
Leadership
Specific names and titles for the executive director, technical director, and board are not surfaced on the public site index. Coaching staff bios are maintained on a member-portal subdomain (passfcmember.com) that requires login to fully view.
Competitive Position
PASS FC sits in the second tier of the West Michigan competitive landscape: a credible MSPSP/GVSA program one tier below the ECNL / ECNL-RL / MLS Next Southeast Michigan power clubs (e.g., Vardar, Liverpool FC IA Michigan, Nationals SC). Within Grand Rapids itself, the club competes for players with Midwest United FC (which holds the MLS Next franchise locally) and Grand Rapids SC. The 2024 UWS senior-team launch is notable — it signals a club willing to invest in the post-college pathway and gives the club a marketing platform that few MSPSP-tier peers match.
Industry Context
PASS FC exemplifies a recurring archetype in mid-size Midwestern markets: a self-described nonprofit youth club at the MSPSP/state-league tier, ~400 players, operating on shared municipal and school fields rather than a dedicated complex. The senior UWS team is structurally interesting — it positions the club to absorb college-returning players and generate community visibility, but it also represents an operating-cost line item (travel, sanctioning, coaching) that a typical youth club doesn’t carry. Whether the senior program is funded by club reserves, sponsor revenue, or pay-to-play roster fees is not publicly disclosed.
Grand Rapids itself is a moderately fragmented youth-soccer market: Midwest United holds the MLS Next franchise; ECNL-RL representation runs through several West Michigan clubs; and the MSPSP tier (where PASS sits) is the working competitive layer for most travel families.
Open Questions
- ProPublica / IRS confirmation of nonprofit status and EIN
- Team count by age and gender
- Annual revenue and expense profile
- Executive director / board chair names
- Field ownership / lease structure for primary training venues
- Economics of the UWS senior team (subsidized? self-funded? sponsor-driven?)