Illinois Park and Recreation Association

Analysis

Illinois Park and Recreation Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Hinsdale, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Illinois Park and Recreation Association reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.8m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Illinois Park and Recreation Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation ($1.8m), Redwood Parks Conservancy ($1.8m) and Myers Flat Mutual Water System Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $279k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $483k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $777k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 9 employees.