Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Jacksonville, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1977, 49 years ago. 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 August 2023, Road Runners Club of America reported income of $201k and spending of $280k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income grew from $195k to $201k (+3.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Road Runners Club of America sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastport Non-Profit Housing Corp ($201k), Sheetmetal Workers Local 218s Apprentice Training & Developement ($201k) and Triangle Radio Reading Service ($201k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $633k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $616k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.