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Atlanta Track Club

Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1367422 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Atlanta Track Club reported $14.2 million in revenue and $13.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.32 went to program services, $6.59 to management and general costs and $1.09 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 54.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $414,300 (CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 237 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.3%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.6%10.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.1%1.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.05
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
43.5%25.2%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
54.5%61.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$414,300$365,322
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.10%2.14%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
86
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.414.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
24 of 24100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$8.2M expenses · 66.4% of program spending · grants $145K · revenue $6.7M

EVENTS: Atlanta Track Club (ATC), with the help of more than 7,500 volunteers, annually conducts more than 40 events, training programs, youth activities and social gatherings in the Atlanta area. Our premier races, such as the AJC Peachtree Road Race, Publix Atlanta Marathon, PNC Atlanta 10 Miler and Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, as well as a Grand Prix Series, All Comers Track and Field, and Cross Country events engaged over 110,000 runners and walkers in 2024. In giving the community a variety of options, the Track Club works toward its mission of a healthier Atlanta through…

$1.6M expenses · 13.1% of program spending

Performance Programming: Atlanta Track Club provides extensive training, education and athlete support to the Atlanta running and walking community. Our In-Training programs engage over 1,200 new and experienced runners and walkers. Our youth running programs inspire the next generation with physical activity and social emotional learning while supporting more than 6,500 annual participants. Atlanta Track Club also supports more than 500 youth, master, and Olympic-level athletes as they train to perform on local, national, and international stages

$1.5M expenses · 12.4% of program spending · revenue $1.3M

Members: Since 1964, Atlanta Track Club has been dedicated to inspiring and engaging runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to improve their lives through running and walking. In 2024, nearly 38,000 people chose to be members of Atlanta Track Club in various levels of membership from individual to family. Those runners and walkers enjoyed benefits including guaranteed or free entry into select Atlanta Track Club events, discounts on paid events and training programs and Atlanta Track Club apparel

$1.0M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 32.0 hrs/week
$335,052$47,158$32,090$414,300
VP SPONSORSHIPS/STRAT PTRS
Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$224,072$0$15,766$239,838
DIR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Key employee, 1.0 hrs/week
$15,638$157,346$12,930$185,914
CFO
Officer, 36.0 hrs/week
$148,550$14,308$20,480$183,338
DIRECTOR OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$137,627$0$22,517$160,144
DIR OF OPS & ADMIN
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$137,032$0$17,766$154,798
VP of Marketing
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$119,569$0$17,606$137,175
SR MGR-EVENT OPERATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$111,132$0$16,647$127,779

8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Atlanta Track Club (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $786K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$14M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$14M$13M92.3%$3.7M$414,300
2023 ⓘ$11M$12M92.2%$2.9M$341,728
2022 ⓘ$10M$11M90.6%$3.4M$396,097
2021 ⓘ$8.3M$8.0M88.2%$4.2M$226,962
2020 ⓘ$8.2M$9.3M91.0%$4.0M$250,328
2019 ⓘ$11M$10M92.9%$5.2M$314,656

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b24 · 24 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 545
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67,500

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Atlanta Track Club totaling $80,532 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Atlanta Track Club's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Atlanta Track Club, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Atlanta Track Club's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Atlanta Track Club reported that 92.3% of its $13.4 million in expenses went to program services, 6.6% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Atlanta Track Club pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Atlanta Track Club reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $414,300, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Atlanta Track Club get its money?

Of $14.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 43.5% came from contributions and grants and 54.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Atlanta Track Club a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1367422 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533219349318523 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202540319349301649 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349311158 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202999349301885 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101179349301105 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002309349303275 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1367422: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.