United States Fencing Association

Analysis

United States Fencing Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, United States Fencing Association reported income of $12.3m and spending of $12.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $11.2m to $12.3m (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, United States Fencing Association sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Austin Parks Foundation ($12.2m), Aloha Foundation Inc ($12.3m) and 21st Century Parks Inc ($12.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $450k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $952k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 18 employees.