National Ability Center

Analysis

National Ability Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Park City, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, National Ability Center reported income of $14.5m and spending of $10.0m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $9.9m to $14.5m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, National Ability Center sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition Inc ($14.5m), Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy ($14.5m) and Fresh Air Society ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $367k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $38.8m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $37.2m. It reported 182 employees.