Lions Camp Crescendo Inc

Analysis

Lions Camp Crescendo Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Crestwood, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 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, Lions Camp Crescendo Inc reported income of $160k and spending of $257k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $185k to $160k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lions Camp Crescendo Inc sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern California Youth Football and Cheer Conference Inc ($160k), Little League Baseball Inc ($160k) and Parkville Living Center ($160k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $40k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $554k, net assets of $570k. It reported 5 employees.

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.