United States Orienteering Federation

Analysis

United States Orienteering Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1977, 49 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, United States Orienteering Federation reported income of $245k and spending of $193k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $290k to $245k (-15%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, United States Orienteering Federation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheshire County Shooting Sports Education Foundation ($245k), Utah Glory Soccer Club ($245k) and Jack Costello Boxing Club ($245k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $491k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $467k.