Ground Game Fund

Analysis

Ground Game Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Manchaca, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Ground Game Fund reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $502k to $3.0m (+491%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1294%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ground Game Fund sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brown University Research Foundation ($3.0m), Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center ($3.0m) and Connections Work ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $380k. It paid $4,346 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $297k, net assets of $1.5m.