Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois

Analysis

Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois is a registered charity in United States, based in Sugar Grove, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 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 December 2023, Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois reported income of $297k and spending of $508k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $297k (+228%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 438%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sacramento Golf Council ($296k), Potomac Curling Club of the National Capital Area Inc ($297k) and Five Star Volleyball Club Inc ($296k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 3 employees.