Adventure Works of Dekalb County

Analysis

Adventure Works of Dekalb County is a registered charity in United States, based in Dekalb, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 June 2023, Adventure Works of Dekalb County reported income of $514k and spending of $528k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $461k to $514k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Adventure Works of Dekalb County sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Flatbush Village Inc ($514k), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri Inc ($515k) and Girls Like Me Project Inc ($514k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $260k. At year end it held assets of $576k against liabilities of $356k, net assets of $221k. It reported 15 employees.