Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Orlando, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2022, Road Runners Club of America reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $3.0m to $2.6m (-12%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Road Runners Club of America 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 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Country Montessori School of Poway ($2.6m), Lotus School for Excellence Foundation ($2.6m) and Clay Senior and Community Services Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. At year end it held assets of $759k against liabilities of $918k, net assets of -$158k.

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.