Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Murfreesboro, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Road Runners Club of America reported income of $448k and spending of $357k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $244k to $448k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Road Runners Club of America sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silverton Rotary Foundation ($448k), Childrens Fund of the Astor Home Inc ($449k) and Arians Family Foundation ($448k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $125k. At year end it held assets of $450k against liabilities of $230k, net assets of $220k. It reported 10 employees.