Emmaus Aquatic Club

Analysis

Emmaus Aquatic Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Emmaus, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 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 June 2023, Emmaus Aquatic Club reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $728k to $1.9m (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Emmaus Aquatic Club sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oklahoma Charge Volleyball ($1.9m), The Foundation Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club ($1.9m) and Section VI of the New York State Pub High SCHL Athletic Assoc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $998k. At year end it held assets of $883k against liabilities of $545k, net assets of $338k. It reported 126 employees.