2025 was highlighted by a key milestone in matching an association-high number of teams and players that had not been reached since 2019. This is a key result of our goal to make fastpitch softball accessible to all Bloomington girls. Additionally, 2025 was instrumental in moving forward important facility improvements as part of a partnership with the City of Bloomington and The Toro Company to refurbish Dred Scott Fields 3 & 4 (in progress). The city has also re-graded and updated foul lines for fields in the Dred Scott wheel to better support premier fields in Bloomington. BFA added community events in 2025 and helped lead a community clean-up event at Dred Scott with the city and The Toro Company and making softball fun as part of an art installation at the Bloomington Street Art Festival. On the field and in the off-season, 2025 was focused on skill position development through new clinics, collegiate and private coaches, and making personal development more readily available for all players. Finally, we added more flexibility to families through tweaks to the fundraising requirements and rewarding additional volunteer hours to assistant coaches and team managers.

We are beginning the process of financial close out for the fiscal year end of 10/31/25, but high-level notes through August 2025 (September and October financials are just being finalized):
Current FY Income YTD: $181k
Current FY Expenses YTD: $170k (on a budget of $180K)
Estimated Available Cash/Excess Funds Current Fiscal Year: This is expected to reduce to near $0 as actualized expenses come in for the final month.
FY25 October End Checking Account Balance ( $76,420 vs. $75,993 in FY24
FY25 Stifel Investment Account Balance ($111,351 vs $107,147 in FY24) - Note: Will decrease by $50K shortly for work starting on Dred Scott fields 3 & 4

Key Financial Highlights
Registration Fees - Summer and Fall Registration fees totaled $70K, an increase of $7K year over year, which helped offset decreases in fundraising and corporate sponsorships.
Tournaments - Bash and Monsta concessions continue to fuel BFA and allow us to invest back into the program.
Expenditures - Expenses were near budget in each of the major categories with no major variances