Meridian Police Activities League

Analysis

Meridian Police Activities League is a registered charity in United States, based in Meridian, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, Meridian Police Activities League reported income of $393k and spending of $316k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $327k to $393k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Meridian Police Activities League sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Schreiber Foundation ($393k), Coalition Inc ($393k) and Cityyouth Ministries Inc ($392k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6,338. At year end it held assets of $856k against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $684k. It reported 6 employees.