Wapiyapi

Analysis

Wapiyapi is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 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, Wapiyapi reported income of $334k and spending of $283k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $402k to $334k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wapiyapi sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arrowhead Youth Hockey Association Inc ($334k), Aquasol Sacramento ($335k) and Ridge Youth Sports Association Inc ($334k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 4 employees.