The National Fencing Foundation of Washington DC Inc

Analysis

The National Fencing Foundation of Washington DC Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 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 June 2024, The National Fencing Foundation of Washington DC Inc reported income of $358k and spending of $460k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $335k to $358k (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The National Fencing Foundation of Washington DC Inc 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 65th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ramapo Youth Soccer Association Inc ($358k), Quad Cities Life Skills Development Foundation ($359k) and Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee ($358k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 106% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.

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.