Maryland Recreation & Parks

Analysis

Maryland Recreation & Parks is a registered charity in United States, based in Bowie, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 December 2023, Maryland Recreation & Parks reported income of $547k and spending of $634k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $486k to $547k (+13%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Maryland Recreation & Parks sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington Ladyhawks Fastpitch Organization ($547k), McLean High School Athletic Boosters ($547k) and Utah Hockey Club ($547k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $130k. At year end it held assets of $884k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $884k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.