Jamestown New Horizons

Analysis

Jamestown New Horizons is a registered charity in United States, based in Florissant, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1985, 41 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, Jamestown New Horizons reported income of $112k and spending of $118k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $185k to $112k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Jamestown New Horizons sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Council for Responsible Sport Inc ($112k), Decorah Viking Athletic Booster Club ($112k) and Chaska Youth Softball Association ($112k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $29k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of -$4,232. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.