Womens Sports Foundation

Analysis

Womens Sports Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1974, 52 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, Womens Sports Foundation reported income of $7.7m and spending of $6.6m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $7.7m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Womens Sports Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Youth Foundation ($7.6m), Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon Inc ($7.7m) and Up2us Inc ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $993k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 23 employees.