American Driving Society Inc

Analysis

American Driving Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cross Plains, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1975, 51 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 December 2023, American Driving Society Inc reported income of $309k and spending of $370k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $317k to $309k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, American Driving Society Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutz Baseball ($309k), Youth Baseball League of Newrochelle ($309k) and West Jefferson Athletic Boosters Inc ($309k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 3 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.