Lilac Bloomsday Association

Analysis

Lilac Bloomsday Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, Lilac Bloomsday Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.5m (+7.6%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lilac Bloomsday Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Pittsburgh Youth Hockey Association ($1.5m), MRT Center Inc ($1.5m) and West Virginia Golf Association ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 6 employees.