Leap Self-Defense Inc

Analysis

Leap Self-Defense Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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 June 2023, Leap Self-Defense Inc reported income of $501k and spending of $440k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $254k to $501k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Leap Self-Defense Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Tennis Foundation Inc ($501k), Cumberland Trail Conservancy ($502k) and French Valley Girls Softball Association League ($501k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $215k. At year end it held assets of $325k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $297k. It reported 36 employees.