Birmingham Swim League

Analysis

Birmingham Swim League is a registered charity in United States, based in Hoover, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1970, 56 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Birmingham Swim League reported income of $345k and spending of $412k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $384k to $345k (-10%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Birmingham Swim League sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windsor Warriors Athletic Football Club Incorporated ($345k), Lodi Agriculture Fair Inc ($345k) and Folsom Youth Football Cheer ($345k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $147k. At year end it held assets of $164k against liabilities of $1,943, net assets of $162k. It reported 7 employees.