Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Road Runners Club of America reported income of $430k and spending of $432k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $536k to $430k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Road Runners Club of America sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include El Caldito ($430k), Kansas Rural Center ($430k) and Campus District Inc ($430k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 39% of the total. At year end it held assets of $103k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $103k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.