Blazesports America Inc

Analysis

Blazesports America Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Norcross, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1994, 32 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, Blazesports America Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $978k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $967k to $1.2m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Blazesports America Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 84th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Columbus Sports & Events Council Inc ($1.2m), San Francisco Aquatics Foundation ($1.2m) and Carolina Velocity Futbol Club Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $202k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $253k. At year end it held assets of $657k against liabilities of $232k, net assets of $425k. It reported 13 employees.