Leveling the Playing Field Inc

Analysis

Leveling the Playing Field Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 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, Leveling the Playing Field Inc reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $6.0m (+190%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Leveling the Playing Field Inc 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 82nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Young Judaea Inc ($6.0m), Farm & Wilderness Foundation Inc ($6.0m) and International Mountain Bicycling Association ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $776k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 20 employees.