Babe Ruth League Inc

Analysis

Babe Ruth League Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hamilton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 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 August 2023, Babe Ruth League Inc reported income of $5.9m and spending of $5.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $6.5m to $5.9m (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Babe Ruth League Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include USA Taekwondo Inc ($5.8m), Fsga Foundation Inc ($5.9m) and West End House Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.7% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $857k. At year end it held assets of $14.4m against liabilities of $898k, net assets of $13.5m. It reported 27 employees.