USA Football

Analysis

USA Football is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 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, USA Football reported income of $17.8m and spending of $17.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $27.8m to $17.8m (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, USA Football sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include USA Water Polo Inc ($17.8m), U S Kids Golf Foundation Inc ($18.0m) and Colorado Fusion Soccer Club ($17.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $888k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $25.9m against liabilities of $6.2m, net assets of $19.6m. It reported 89 employees.