North American Hockey League

Analysis

North American Hockey League is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2023, North American Hockey League reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.5m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $6.2m (+118%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, North American Hockey League sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Major League Baseball Youth Foundation ($6.2m), Fugees Family Inc ($6.2m) and Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $387k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $896k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $545k. It reported 17 employees.