American Royal Association

Analysis

American Royal Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1948, 78 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, American Royal Association reported income of $23.5m and spending of $8.2m, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.1m to $23.5m (+191%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, American Royal Association 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 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Parks Foundation Inc ($23.4m), Yosemite Foundation ($23.6m) and V3 Sports Inc ($23.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $537k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $69.0m against liabilities of $22.7m, net assets of $46.3m. It reported 34 employees.