Because Baseball

Analysis

Because Baseball is a registered charity in United States, based in McLean, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 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 December 2023, Because Baseball reported income of $82k and spending of $122k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $66k to $82k (+24%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Because Baseball sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group ($82k), Central Oregon Force Basketball ($82k) and Jackson-Milton Hot Stove Inc ($82k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6,180 against liabilities of $6,088, net assets of $92.