Lava Bear Youth Sports Foundation

Analysis

Lava Bear Youth Sports Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Lava Bear Youth Sports Foundation reported income of $55k and spending of $60k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $28k to $55k (+97%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lava Bear Youth Sports Foundation sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 20th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillcrest Junior Golf Foundation ($55k), Clear Creek Farm ($55k) and The United States Pony Club Inc ($55k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.1% and program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $35k.