The Sun Bowl Association

Analysis

The Sun Bowl Association is a registered charity in United States, based in El Paso, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 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 April 2024, The Sun Bowl Association reported income of $9.6m and spending of $8.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $7.9m to $9.6m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 849%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Sun Bowl Association sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern California Tennis Association ($9.5m), Ed Snider Youth Hockey Supporting Organization Inc ($9.6m) and Loudoun Youth Soccer Association ($9.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $215k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $432k. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 8 employees.