Pocketparks

Analysis

Pocketparks is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (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, Pocketparks reported income of $52k and spending of $67k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $118k to $52k (-56%), an average of -56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 56%. 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, Pocketparks sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 18th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlotte Roller Derby Association Inc ($52k), Union Area Athletic Booster Organization ($52k) and Midwest Warriors Fastpitch Ltd ($52k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $49k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $49k.