Recreation Unlimited Foundation

Analysis

Recreation Unlimited Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashley, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1979, 47 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, Recreation Unlimited Foundation reported income of $3.3m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.3m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Recreation Unlimited Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association ($3.3m), The Prem Rawat Foundation ($3.3m) and Alabama Sports Council Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $439k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $505k. At year end it held assets of $22.3m against liabilities of $128k, net assets of $22.2m. It reported 13 employees.