American Recreation Coalition

Analysis

American Recreation Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1980, 46 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 September 2023, American Recreation Coalition reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $695k to $1.3m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, American Recreation Coalition sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cape Coral Soccer Association Inc ($1.3m), Seattle Jr Golf Foundation ($1.3m) and Soaring Society of America Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $267k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $319k. At year end it held assets of $828k against liabilities of $134k, net assets of $694k. It reported 4 employees.