Aurora Commons

Analysis

Aurora Commons is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 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, Aurora Commons reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.5m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $460k to $1.7m (+277%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Aurora Commons sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include For the Children ($1.7m), California Collegiate Athletic Association ($1.7m) and Piers Park Sailing Center Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $461k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 21 employees.