Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Analysis

Great Northwest Athletic Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Great Northwest Athletic Conference reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.5m (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Great Northwest Athletic Conference 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 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgetown Rangers Soccer Club ($1.5m), North Suburban Soccer Association ($1.5m) and Cif Los Angeles City Section ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $204k. It paid $3,100 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $515k against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $398k. It reported 6 employees.