Hesperia Area Recreation District Foundation

Analysis

Hesperia Area Recreation District Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Hesperia, CA. 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Hesperia Area Recreation District Foundation reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.1m (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hesperia Area Recreation District Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Z78 Ministries ($2.1m), Jupiter Tequesta Athletic ($2.1m) and Sozo Sports of Central Washington ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.1% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $164k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $528k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $794k, net assets of $3.3m.