Youth Sports Foundation

Analysis

Youth Sports Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Muscatine, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 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 December 2023, Youth Sports Foundation reported income of $1.6m and spending of $921k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $901k to $1.6m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Youth Sports Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York City Junior Volleyball Association ($1.6m), Premier Basketball Club ($1.6m) and Chicago Yacht Club Foundation Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.3% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $384k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 8 employees.