Trail Life USA Inc

Analysis

Trail Life USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Belton, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Trail Life USA Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $5.9m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $4.3m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Trail Life USA Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia Flagler Counties Inc ($4.3m), Yes Nature to Neighborhoods ($4.3m) and Communities in Schools of the Gulf South Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.7% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $278k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $622k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 33 employees.