Ultimate Players Association

Analysis

Ultimate Players Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1991, 35 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 December 2023, Ultimate Players Association reported income of $5.0m and spending of $4.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $5.0m (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ultimate Players Association sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon School Activities Association ($5.0m), Special Olympics Wisconsin Inc ($5.0m) and YMCA of Marthas Vineyard Inc ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.2% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 22 employees.