Harper County Community Foundation

Analysis

Harper County Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Anthony, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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, Harper County Community Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $629k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $573k to $1.7m (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Harper County Community Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christmas in the Park ($1.7m), Uwg Athletic Foundation Inc ($1.7m) and Crescent City Fitness Foundation Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $775k, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 2 employees.