Bentonville Bella Vista Blazer Association

Analysis

Bentonville Bella Vista Blazer Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bentonville, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Bentonville Bella Vista Blazer Association reported income of $28.7m and spending of $4.0m, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $35.7m to $28.7m (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bentonville Bella Vista Blazer Association sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pga Tour First Tee Foundation Inc ($28.5m), East Side House Inc ($30.7m) and US National Whitewater Center Inc ($28.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $258k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $115.7m against liabilities of $206k, net assets of $115.4m. It reported 36 employees.