LA Mesa Park and Recreation Foundation

Analysis

LA Mesa Park and Recreation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 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 June 2023, LA Mesa Park and Recreation Foundation reported income of $443k and spending of $112k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income grew from $195k to $443k (+128%), an average of +128% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, LA Mesa Park and Recreation Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Commerce Wixom Wolverine Walled Lake Soccer Association ($443k), Emerald Coast Volleyball Club ($443k) and Georgetown Agricultural Fair Association Inc ($443k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 106% of the total. At year end it held assets of $689k against liabilities of $7,780, net assets of $682k.