Dubuque Area Swimmin Hurricane

Analysis

Dubuque Area Swimmin Hurricane is a registered charity in United States, based in Dubuque, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2025. 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 August 2020, Dubuque Area Swimmin Hurricane reported income of $422k and spending of $189k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2020, income grew from $303k to $422k (+40%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Dubuque Area Swimmin Hurricane sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 3up 3down Baseball Academy Inc ($422k), The Prince William Swim Club Inc ($422k) and Access Ability Wisconsin ($422k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $43k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $59k against liabilities of $210k, net assets of -$152k. It reported 36 employees.