The Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association

Analysis

The Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Corte Madera, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1988, 38 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, The Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association reported income of $219k and spending of $274k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $650k to $219k (-66%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forum-Monroe Youth Hockey Association Inc ($219k), Escondido Youth Baseball ($219k) and Park City Passing League ($219k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $6,750 (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $5,492, net assets of $8,862. It reported 2 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.