High Performance STL

Analysis

High Performance STL is a registered charity in United States, based in Affton, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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 2024, High Performance STL reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income grew from $1.7m to $3.9m (+126%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, High Performance STL sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kelly S Brush Foundation ($3.9m), USA Cycling Development Foundation ($3.9m) and Richmond Volleyball Club ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.8% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $939k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $550k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 168 employees.