Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 years ago. 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, Road Runners Club of America reported income of $703k and spending of $805k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $821k to $703k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Road Runners Club of America sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asiyah Womens Center Inc ($703k), Sanford Center ($703k) and Nourish Kauai Ohana ($703k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $150k, net assets of $1.0m.

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.