Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Bay City, MI. 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 $196k and spending of $201k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $204k to $196k (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA South Carolina Congress ($196k), Licking County Historical Society ($196k) and Friends of Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Inc ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $177k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $177k.

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.