Columbia Blue Crew

Analysis

Columbia Blue Crew is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 June 2024, Columbia Blue Crew reported income of $283k and spending of $288k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $168k to $283k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Columbia Blue Crew sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington Park District Foundation NFP ($283k), West Linn High School Baseball Alumni Association Inc ($283k) and Skating Council of Illinois ($282k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $262k against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $152k.

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.