Fresh Air Society

Analysis

Fresh Air Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bloomfld HLS, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1943, 83 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending October 2023, Fresh Air Society reported income of $14.4m and spending of $10.2m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $11.3m to $14.4m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Fresh Air Society sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland ($14.4m), Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition Inc ($14.5m) and Town Branch Park Inc ($14.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $692k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $29.3m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $24.2m. It reported 383 employees.