Santa Clara Sporting Club

Analysis

Santa Clara Sporting Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Clara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1990, 36 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 September 2023, Santa Clara Sporting Club reported income of $1.2m and spending of $872k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.2m (-4.9%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 273%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Santa Clara Sporting Club sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ima Recreation Association ($1.2m), Renaissance Fencing Inc ($1.2m) and San Jose Express Aquatics ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.3% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $155k. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $8.0m. It reported 4 employees.