Federation of International Lacrosse

Analysis

Federation of International Lacrosse is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Federation of International Lacrosse reported income of $1.7m and spending of $3.2m, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $1.7m (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 2569%. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Federation of International Lacrosse sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston Juniors VBC ($1.7m), Good Fellows Club Inc ($1.7m) and T H O R Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $856k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $712k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $266k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 11 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.