Merrick County Health and Fitness Center

Analysis

Merrick County Health and Fitness Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Central City, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Merrick County Health and Fitness Center reported income of $369k and spending of $387k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income grew from $276k to $369k (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Merrick County Health and Fitness Center sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jets of Harlem Inc ($369k), Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League Inc ($369k) and Glacier Swim Club Inc ($369k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.6% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $530k against liabilities of $2,518, net assets of $528k. It reported 22 employees.