Western States Endurance Run Foundation

Analysis

Western States Endurance Run Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 September 2023, Western States Endurance Run Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $443k to $1.2m (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Western States Endurance Run Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arrowhead United Way ($1.2m), Greater Longview United Way Inc ($1.2m) and LHS Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (10.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $507k against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $476k. It reported 1 employees.