Harpers Playground

Analysis

Harpers Playground is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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 June 2023, Harpers Playground reported income of $2.2m and spending of $3.2m, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $676k to $2.2m (+232%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Harpers Playground sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cradle Beach Inc ($2.2m), Lnysa Inc ($2.2m) and Puget Sound Premier League ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $175k. At year end it held assets of $675k against liabilities of $206k, net assets of $468k. It reported 6 employees.