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Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Inc

EIN 20-3688252 · Jamaica, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceFair54 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To enhance physical fitness and promote good sportsmanship through running events, triathlons. biathlons, swimming events, track and field meets and ultra marathon running races for people of all ages.

Income
$233,076
Spending
$213,978
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
1.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 65%
Employees
0
Volunteers
47

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 24% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $199,457 spent. Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team FY 2025 Achievements (February 2025 - January 2026): March 9, 2025 Ninth Annual Sri Chinmoy 5K & 7-Mile Race, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY - 285 finishers (143 in the 5K, 142 in the 7-mile); Connor Mayr set a new 5K men's course record of 15:48. April 19-29, 2025 Sri Chinmoy Ten-Day, Six-Day & inaugural Three-Day (72-Hour) Race, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY - 47 runners on a 0.75-mile loop, described as the world's oldest continuously held six-day and ten-day race; Andrea Marcato won the Ten-Day with 726.3 miles. May 10, 2025 Sri Chinmoy 5K, Half-Marathon & Relay, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens - 167 individual finishers (89 in the 5K, 78 in the Half-Marathon) plus 19 relay teams. May 24, 2025 Sri Chinmoy 3, 7 & 13-Hour Races, Magnuson Park, Seattle - 40 participants. June 6-7, 2025 Sri Chinmoy 12-Hour, 24-Hour & Midnight Marathon, Rockland Lake State Park, NY - 161 finishers (84 12-hour, 48 24-hour, 29 midnight marathon); Yoseph Levin set a new Midnight Marathon men's record of 2:55:16. July 12, 2025 Sri Chinmoy 5K, Half-Marathon & Relay, Flushing Meadows Corona Park - 236 individual finishers (127 in the 5K, 109 in the Half-Marathon) plus 8 relay teams. August 22, 2025 The Sri Chinmoy Marathon, Rockland Lake State Park - 325 finishers; Mike Hagen won in 2:35:53. August 31 - October 21, 2025 Twenty-Ninth Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, Jamaica, Queens - 10 starters, 8 finishers of the full 3,100 miles; Andrea Marcato won for a sixth consecutive year. October 26, 2025 Sri Chinmoy Half-Marathon, Rockland Lake State Park - 149 finishers; Susan Pardo set a new women's course record of 1:18:43. November 9, 2025 Sri Chinmoy San Diego 6-Hour Race, Lake Miramar, San Diego - 52 athletes ranging in age from 16 to 89; Jose Herrera won with 45.0 miles. November 27, 2025 Sri Chinmoy Thanksgiving Day 5K & 10K, New York - described by the organizers as their largest race to date. January 1, 2026 Sri Chinmoy New Year's Day Half-Marathon, New York - 140 finishers.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending January 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2006.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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