Great Lakes Valley Conference

Analysis

Great Lakes Valley Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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, Great Lakes Valley Conference reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.4m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Great Lakes Valley Conference sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Complete Playground Inc ($1.4m), Bright Side Opportunities Corporation ($1.4m) and Lutheran Camp Association Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $307k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $118k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 4 employees.