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Reading Recreation Commission FY2022 filing

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Reading, PA501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 38-3860043Revenue $1.2M in FY2022

On file with the IRSreadingrec.org3rd and Spruce Recreation Cent, 19602-0000 · Reading, PATax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide quality Recreation programs and facilities to the residents of the city of Reading with an emphasis on youth programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $173K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$501K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$854K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$854K
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$916K
FY2022$854K
FY2023$972K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2022 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 Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $162K Fundraising 3% · $41K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Daphne Klahr
Executive Director
$95,340Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
J Green
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daphne Klahr’s $103K as Executive Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daphne Klahr$102,641$97,919$95,340$92,783$90,288

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers recreation programs and facilities, focusing on youth, for Reading residents.

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3 programs · $922K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Swimming pool opened in the 2022 season, first year since 2019.

$448Kprogram expense
02

Provided tennis program into multiple city locations and schools; held special tennis events and clinics. Also provided volleyball, basketball, & other programs.

$257Kprogram expense
03

Operated multiple playground and afterschool sites along with special events like wacky water wednesday and movie nights.

$218Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Usta Foundation IncorporatedFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$760K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$854K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$760K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$550
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
Net assetsLn 32$854K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 584
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$845K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K$73K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$113K$501K
Net assetsLn 32$916K$854K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$106K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$680K$563K$85K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$7K$3K$844
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$33K$14K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$54K$7K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$6K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$176$88$88
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$19K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$286K$274K$9K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$162K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.5M$37K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.4M$118K$972K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$62K$854K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.1M$325K$916K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.6M$448K$591K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,215,207 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $992,176$760,238
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $372,382$390,777
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50$61
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,567$64,131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,418,175$1,215,207
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $686,780$910,677
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $406,446$366,092
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,093,226$1,276,769
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $324,949−$61,562
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,215,207 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $24,066 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$629,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,308
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$760,238
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $366,711$366,711
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61$61
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $64,131$64,131
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $454,908 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61$1,215,207
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,276,769 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,712$105,712
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $563,495 · Management $85,261 · Fundraising $31,004$679,760
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,982 · Management $3,375 · Fundraising $844$11,201
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,372 · Management $14,017 · Fundraising $3,504$50,893
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,645 · Management $6,942 · Fundraising $2,524$63,111
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,888$1,888
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,470$10,470
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,866 · Management $26,896$32,762
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,691$10,691
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $88 · Management $88$176
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,730 · Management $2,554$21,284
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $273,806 · Management $9,033 · Fundraising $2,994$285,833
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,195 · Management $1,793$2,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,073,582 · Management $162,317 · Fundraising $40,870$1,276,769
Part X · Balance sheet $1,355,188 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $845,229$1,266,607
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $81,528$11,360
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,016$4,248
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $81,537$72,973
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,028,310$1,355,188
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $112,559$138,799
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$362,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $112,559$500,999
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $862,627$834,794
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,124$19,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $915,751$854,189
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,028,310$1,355,188
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $854,189 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,215,207
XI-2 Total expenses$1,276,769
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,562
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$915,751
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$854,189

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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