Columbia Parks and Recreation Foundation

Analysis

Columbia Parks and Recreation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 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, Columbia Parks and Recreation Foundation reported income of $183k and spending of $178k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $93k to $183k (+97%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Columbia Parks and Recreation Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 57th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Berlin Magic Inc ($183k), St Francis Youth Hockey Association ($183k) and Beverly Hills National Little Lea Gue Humiston & Compant Cpas ($183k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $124k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $124k.