Pogo Park

Analysis

Pogo Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 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, Pogo Park reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $3.9m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Pogo Park 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 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benton-Franklin- Fair Association ($3.9m), Baltimore Sports Tourism Development Council Inc ($3.9m) and Pennsylvania Classics Ac ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $656k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $684k. It reported 17 employees.