Intentional Sports

Analysis

Intentional Sports is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2021, 5 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, Intentional Sports reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.0m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $335k to $2.5m (+639%), an average of +172% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Intentional Sports sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Special Olympics Oklahoma Inc ($2.5m), Minnesota Thunder Academy ($2.5m) and Winchester Soccer Club ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $482k. At year end it held assets of $12.9m against liabilities of $12.8m, net assets of $61k. It reported 31 employees.