Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Butler, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 years ago. 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 $768k and spending of $796k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $294k to $768k (+161%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Road Runners Club of America sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Philadelphia Museum of Art Womens Committee ($767k), Community Educational Outreach ($768k) and Sophia Center Inc ($767k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.3% and program service revenue 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $500k against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $295k.

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.