Blue Ribbon Club

Analysis

Blue Ribbon Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Krum, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1988, 38 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Blue Ribbon Club reported income of $70k and spending of $84k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $84k to $70k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Blue Ribbon Club sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Youth & Family Center Incorporated ($70k), Dragonsprouts ($70k) and Elgin Parks and Recreation Foundation ($70k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $65k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $49k.