Oakland Strokes Incorporated

Analysis

Oakland Strokes Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 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 August 2023, Oakland Strokes Incorporated reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $1.9m (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Oakland Strokes Incorporated 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 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michigan Amateur Hockey Association ($1.9m), Southern Region Volleyball Association ($1.9m) and Zionsville Youth Soccer Association Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $621k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $946k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 49 employees.