Hesperia Leisure League

Analysis

Hesperia Leisure League is a registered charity in United States, based in Hesperia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1962, 64 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 December 2023, Hesperia Leisure League reported income of $214k and spending of $286k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $258k to $214k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hesperia Leisure League sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flying Heels Arena Association ($213k), Byram Hills Youth Lacrosse Inc ($214k) and American Gymnastics Institute Booster Club ($213k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.7% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $42k. At year end it held assets of $454k against liabilities of $1,804, net assets of $452k. 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.