USA Track & Field drives competitive excellence and popular engagement in the sport of track and field, long distance running and race walking. Activities include providing support programs and competitive opportunities for elite and emerging athletes and education and participation opportunities for all Americans, from youth to masters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13,000 volunteers and 82 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.3M a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.2M
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $7.2M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35.9M
121% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 121% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$42.3M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$43.6M
To programs
70%
Net assets
−$6.1M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$42.3M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$33.9M
FY2020$30.5M
FY2021$33.7M
FY2022$37.9M
FY2023$35.0M
FY2024$42.3M
Expenses
$43.6M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$36.0M
FY2020$22.2M
FY2021$34.1M
FY2022$44.7M
FY2023$40.6M
FY2024$43.6M
Net assets
−$6.1M
FY2024▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$474K
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$598K
FY2023−$4.5M
FY2024−$6.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $30.4M Management & general 30% · $13.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

41 people listed on the 990; $4.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$1,168,713Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$609,775Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Marketing & Revenue
$332,682Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Finance Officer
$285,355Pt VII · Sec A
Genl Counsel/Chief of Bus. Affairs
$270,303Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Sports Science & Medicine
$230,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications Officer
$200,877Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Content Officer
$200,238Pt VII · Sec A

Max Siegel’s $1.2M as Chief Executive Officer is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 290 $10–100M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Max Siegel$1,168,713$1,258,999$3,759,598$1,271,000$1,197,203
Renee Washington$609,775$594,933$1,591,156$565,823$489,618
Sarah Hollis$332,682$322,053$301,095$275,625$242,033
Peter Mahoney——$203,578$199,659$322,430
Sara Reese$285,355$274,055$239,567$210,255$168,040
Norm Wain$270,303$266,916$251,450$231,560$266,508
Adam Schmenk$200,238$244,989$225,488——
Robert Chapman$230,000$225,000$135,000——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

Supports track and field, running, and race walking by providing competitive opportunities, athlete support, liability insurance for events, and grassroots programs for all ages.

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3 programs · $29.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Elite Athlete Competitions

provide domestic and international competitive opportunities for American elite track and field athletes. Typically stage more than 100 national championships across all disciplines of our sport in the United States. Typically stage 5-10 domestic non-championship elite track and field competitions.

$20.0Mprogram expense
02

Athlete Support and Development

typically provide developmental support to more than 700 developing and emerging elite athletes through a variety of programs: developmental competitive opportunities at approximately 10 events; direct support to 95-100 coaches coaching 200 of the most elite athletes; coaching education programs for all disciplines online and at nearly…

$6.8Mprogram expense
03

Grass Roots and Member-Based Programs

USATF has more than 100,000 members served through a variety of programs. Membership fulfillment includes sport accident insurance, membership publications, membership cards, retailer discounts and other benefits.

$2.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7.2M
Grants paid · 115 grants · $21.4M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,618,340
Unitemized GrantFY2023$948,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$374,110
Unitemized GrantFY2023$232,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$172,968
Unitemized GrantFY2023$153,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$147,699
Unitemized GrantFY2023$102,953
Flynn Sport INCFY2023$75,750
Doyle Management Group LLCFY2023$69,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$67,500
Total Sports Management - C CorpFY2023$55,600
Sports Management & Marketing INC - C CorpFY2023$49,300
Unitemized GrantFY2023$48,614
Star Athletics LLC - S CorpFY2023$43,000
Hsinternational Sports Management LLC - S CorpFY2023$42,000
Global Athletics & Marketing - S CorpFY2023$33,500
Hurdle Mechanic - S CorpFY2023$30,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$42.3M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$33.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Money outPt IX
$43.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$30.4M
Managementcol C$13.2M
Owns and owesPt X
−$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$29.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$33.5M
Total revenueLn 12$42.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$29.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 582
VolunteersI 613,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $42.3M$43.6M−$1.3M−$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $35.0M$40.6M−$5.6M−$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $37.9M$44.7M−$6.7M$598K 990 PDF
FY2021 $33.7M$34.1M−$459K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $30.5M$22.2M$8.3M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2019 $33.9M$36.0M−$2.1M$474K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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