Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition

Analysis

Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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, Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition reported income of $791k and spending of $669k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $228k to $791k (+247%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Hunters Association ($791k), Monroe Township Soccer Club Inc ($792k) and Jefferson Barracks Marine Soccer Club ($790k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $166k. At year end it held assets of $628k against liabilities of $5,970, net assets of $622k. It reported 11 employees.