Partners for Active Living

Analysis

Partners for Active Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Spartanburg, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 June 2023, Partners for Active Living reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.2m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Partners for Active Living sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winfield Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($2.2m), Wilson Mills Fire Department Inc ($2.2m) and Arizona Chapter National Safety Council Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $338k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $229k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 13 employees.