Sports for Exceptional Athletes

Analysis

Sports for Exceptional Athletes is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 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, Sports for Exceptional Athletes reported income of $437k and spending of $303k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $307k to $437k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sports for Exceptional Athletes sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Twirl Inc ($437k), Little League Baseball Inc ($437k) and Texas Youth Ranch Rodeo Association ($437k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (35% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $695k against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $549k. It reported 4 employees.