South West Special Recreation Association

Analysis

South West Special Recreation Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Alsip, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 April 2024, South West Special Recreation Association reported income of $703k and spending of $679k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $584k to $703k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South West Special Recreation Association sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Soup Kitchens Inc ($703k), Sanders County Council on Aging Inc ($703k) and Foundation for Education for Generations ($702k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $328k. At year end it held assets of $780k against liabilities of $310k, net assets of $470k. It reported 33 employees.