Western Stock Show Association

Analysis

Western Stock Show Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Western Stock Show Association reported income of $39.1m and spending of $38.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $33.2m to $39.1m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 322%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Western Stock Show Association sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($38.7m), Sun Belt Conference ($40.0m) and USA Swimming Inc ($38.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $587k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.4m. At year end it held assets of $70.1m against liabilities of $11.6m, net assets of $58.5m. It reported 616 employees.