Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc

Analysis

Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Yorba Linda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1990, 36 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 December 2023, Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc reported income of $304k and spending of $321k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $255k to $304k (+19%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1078%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($304k), Waccamaw High School Athletic Booster Club Inc ($304k) and Burlington Soccer Club ($304k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $19k.

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.