Royal Oak Initiative

Analysis

Royal Oak Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 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 December 2023, Royal Oak Initiative reported income of $297k and spending of $181k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $297k (+335%), an average of +334% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 335%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Royal Oak Initiative sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Focusfish Inc ($296k), Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento ($297k) and Phoenix Benefit Inc ($296k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $131k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $131k.