Sunflower Sports Association

Analysis

Sunflower Sports Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Topeka, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1992, 34 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 2023, Sunflower Sports Association reported income of $670k and spending of $744k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $498k to $670k (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sunflower Sports Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rock Run Recreation Inc ($670k), West Coast Soccer Club ($670k) and Twins Days Inc ($670k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.6% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,906 (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $826k against liabilities of $338k, net assets of $488k. It reported 4 employees.

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.