Barny Ball

Analysis

Barny Ball is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Ground, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2016, 10 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 December 2023, Barny Ball reported income of $300k and spending of $324k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $374k to $300k (-20%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Barny Ball sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kewaunee County Agricultural Assoc ($300k), Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition ($300k) and Indiana International School of Diving Inc ($300k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (23% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $152k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $152k.