United States Water Polo Foundation

Analysis

United States Water Polo Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Orinda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1985, 41 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 September 2023, United States Water Polo Foundation reported income of $80k and spending of $149k, spending 187% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $55k to $80k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, United States Water Polo Foundation sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jackson Northwest Clay Crushers ($80k), New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association ($80k) and Washington State Archery Association ($80k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.5m.