Whatcom Sports & Recreation

Analysis

Whatcom Sports & Recreation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 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 February 2023, Whatcom Sports & Recreation reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.7m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2019 to February 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.1m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Whatcom Sports & Recreation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deschutes Academy and Futbol Club ($2.1m), Angeles Crest Christian Camp ($2.1m) and Illinois Junior Golf Association ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $425k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $221k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 22 employees.