Empire United
Empire United does not post its fees. Its FY2025 IRS return puts what families paid at about $2,666–$4,951 per player, an average across every program.
Rochester, NY · ECNL (unconfirmed) · National League (unconfirmed)
Site read Sep 8, 2026 · Club website
Tryouts: May–June
Empire United has not published its fees
The website address we have for the club no longer works (checked September 6, 2026). We are looking for its new one; if you know it, tell us below. What we do know comes from the club's public IRS filings, below.
$2,666 – $4,951per player, FY2025
What Empire United Soccer Academy Inc collected in program fees and dues in FY2025, divided by an estimated roster of about 800 players. An average across every age group and program — not a fee schedule. The club has not posted its prices; this is the closest public number.
See the return and how this was worked outUsually within a week. One email with Empire United's prices from its site, a verified parent report or the club itself — or, if it publishes none where we can read them, an email saying so. No newsletter. Clubs cannot pay us to reach you.
Coaching
Families' answers
We take answers only for competitive programs, U-11 and older, that we can see a club fields. We don't have one on file for this club yet.
The three things we wanted to know
Where does the money go?
Of what this club spends, about 50% to tournaments, travel and equipment, 19% to coaching and staff, 18% to administration.
Read from the club's own filing, which lists what it spent by kind. The full split, year by year, is further down the page.
Is the club on solid ground?
The club spent more than it took in 3 years running, and its reserves went below zero.
Clubs in this position often raise fees or add charges during the season to close the gap. Worth asking before you sign.
Do players move on?
We have not researched this club's record yet.
Ask us to, and we will read what the club and its alumni have published.
Financial transparency
Based on public IRS tax filings for Empire United Soccer Academy IncVerified
Total Revenue
$3.0M
+13% YoY
From Families
$2.8M
Program fees + membership dues
Expenses
$3.1M
FY 2025
Est. Roster
~800
560–1040 players
990-derived per-player cost · FY 2025
Calculated by dividing 2025 program service revenue plus membership dues by estimated roster size. This is an approximation.
Limited data
No posted fees to compare against the filing.
Where the money goes
What Empire United reported spending, and what it kept, on its FY 2025 return. Pay is shown as a share, never by name.
Of every $100 the club spent
- Coaching and staff$19 · $602K
- Fields and facilities$8 · $264K
- Tournaments, travel and equipment$50 · $1.6M
- Administration$18 · $564K
- Everything else$4 · $120K
Coaching and staff is salaries, officer pay, benefits and contracted coaches (Part IX lines 5–11). The club's own “other expense” lines are read by their description.
Year by year
| Year | From families | Surplus |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0 | −$120K |
| 2021 | $2.1M | +$261K |
| 2022 | $2.4M | +$41K |
| 2023 | $2.4M | −$116K |
| 2024 | $2.4M | −$98K |
| 2025 | $2.8M | −$154K |
*Revenue from families divided by today's estimated roster (~800), so the column moves with the club's revenue, not its size. Reserves are net assets in months of that year's spending.
Revenue from families rose 31% from FY 2021 to FY 2025.
The club spent more than it took in 3 years running, and its reserves went below zero. Clubs in this position often raise fees or add charges during the season to close the gap. The return is linked below.
Every figure is a line on the club's own Form 990.Open the return
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