Illinois Association of Park Districts

Analysis

Illinois Association of Park Districts is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1954, 72 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 September 2023, Illinois Association of Park Districts reported income of $1.3m and spending of $3.4m, spending 264% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $4.7m to $1.3m (-72%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Illinois Association of Park Districts sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holla ($1.3m), The Young Mens Christian Association of Idaho Falls Inc ($1.3m) and Beach Cities Swimming ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 263% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $458k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $911k, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 9 employees.