Road Runners Club of America

Analysis

Road Runners Club of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Langley, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1976, 50 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending March 2024, Road Runners Club of America reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $1.0m to $1.0m (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Road Runners Club of America sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Very Large Data Bases ($1.0m), Feather River College Foundation Inc ($1.0m) and North Center Senior Housing NFP ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.0% and program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $96k against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $13k. It reported 15 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.