Wear Blue Run to Remember

Analysis

Wear Blue Run to Remember is a registered charity in United States, based in Dupont, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Wear Blue Run to Remember reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $533k to $1.0m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wear Blue Run to Remember sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hazen Winter Sports Association Inc ($1.0m), Rendezvous Pointe ($1.0m) and William a Hunton YMCA Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 119% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $186k. At year end it held assets of $422k against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $375k. It reported 4 employees.