United States Bridge Federation

Analysis

United States Bridge Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Glenview, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, United States Bridge Federation reported income of $386k and spending of $696k, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $564k to $386k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, United States Bridge Federation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair Society ($386k), Grassland Athletic Association Inc ($387k) and Baseball 320 Inc ($386k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 80% of the total. At year end it held assets of $538k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $514k.

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.