Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation

Analysis

Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Orland Park, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2025. 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2021, Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation reported income of $245k and spending of $444k, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2021, income fell from $1.2m to $245k (-80%), an average of -55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freeport Stix ($245k), South Shore Soccer League Inc ($245k) and Tampa Bay Aquatics Central Booster Club Inc ($245k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2021, revenue came from program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $47k. At year end it held assets of $420k against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $350k. It reported 3 employees.