Aiken Junior Golf Foundation

Analysis

Aiken Junior Golf Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Aiken, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 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, Aiken Junior Golf Foundation reported income of $232k and spending of $376k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $382k to $232k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Aiken Junior Golf Foundation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Extra Mile Club of the Lowcountry ($232k), Pawling Youth Hockey Inc ($232k) and Lincoln Youth Soccer Club ($232k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $4,224, net assets of $78k. It reported 10 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.