Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 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).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Road Runners Club of America reported income of $189k and spending of $161k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $142k to $189k (+33%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Road Runners Club of America sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boston Explorers Inc ($189k), Silver Trail Riders ($189k) and Newport Harbor High School Girls Soccer ($189k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $112k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $112k.