Come Alive Outside

Analysis

Come Alive Outside is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 December 2023, Come Alive Outside reported income of $437k and spending of $408k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $209k to $437k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Come Alive Outside sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Booster Club of Smithtown ($437k), Texas Youth Ranch Rodeo Association ($437k) and USA Swimming Inc ($437k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $186k against liabilities of $8,786, net assets of $177k. It reported 3 employees.