Outdoor Odyssey at Roaring Run

Analysis

Outdoor Odyssey at Roaring Run is a registered charity in United States, based in Boswell, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Outdoor Odyssey at Roaring Run reported income of $1.6m and spending of $965k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $842k to $1.6m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Outdoor Odyssey at Roaring Run 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 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor Inc ($1.6m), Operation 300 Inc ($1.6m) and School & Main Institute Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $160k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $323k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 26 employees.