Arc of Appalachia

Analysis

Arc of Appalachia is a registered charity in United States, based in Bainbridge, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 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, Arc of Appalachia reported income of $4.9m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $4.9m (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 255%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Arc of Appalachia sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Atlanta Braves Foundation Inc ($4.9m), CST Baseball Inc ($4.9m) and Albany Jewish Community Center ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $495k. At year end it held assets of $37.3m against liabilities of $322k, net assets of $36.9m. It reported 15 employees.