National College Players Association

Analysis

National College Players Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Eastvale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National College Players Association reported income of $250k and spending of $272k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $250k (+0.7%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, National College Players Association sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include KB Fastpitch ($250k), Chisago Lakes Hockey Association ($250k) and Intandem Cycling Inc ($250k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $66k. It reported 15 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.