Motorsports Charities Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $5.3 million
- Spending
- $4.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 16.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 842
- Highest pay
- $267,112, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $1.5 million spent. SPEEDIATRICS: THE SPEEDIATRICS PROGRAM BEGAN WITH THE HUMBLE GOAL OF IMPORTING THE COLOR, EXCITEMENT, AND FUN OF NASCAR INTO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ROOMS, WINGS, AND WAITING AREAS. WITH MORE THAN 16 MILLION CHILDREN IN AMERICA FACING BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES, THE NASCAR FOUNDATION EMBARKED ON AN EXPANSION OF OUR INITIAL PROGRAM TO CREATE THE SPEEDIATRICS CHILDREN'S FUND WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO AMERICA'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION - OUR CHILDREN. THE SPEEDIATRICS CHILDREN'S FUND WAS LAUNCHED TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH PROVEN RESULTS IN THE DELIVERY OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES AND TO FUND RESOURCES CRITICALLY NEEDED TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO NEEDY CHILDREN. THIS FUND INCLUDES THE SPEEDIATRICS FUN DAY FESTIVAL PROGRAM, A SERIES OF 14 FESTIVALS IN OUR LOCAL RACE COMMUNITIES PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING HABITS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELL BEING. THE FUND ALSO SUPPORTED MEDICAL FACILITIES IN SEVERAL OF OUR RACING COMMUNITIES INCLUDING, HALIFAX HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (DAYTONA BEACH, FL), LA RABIDA & LURIE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL (CHICAGO, IL), AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (AKRON, OH) AND SEVERAL HOSPITALS IN THE SHRINERS HOSPITAL SYSTEM TO NAME A FEW. IN ADDITION, THE FUND SUPPORTS SPECIALTY CLINICS, CAMPS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES. OVER 600,000 CHILDREN ARE IMPACTED BY THE SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS
- $279,920 spent. THE BETTY JANE FRANCE HUMANITARIAN AWARD HONORS THE PASSIONATE COMMITMENT THAT OUR FOUNDER BETTY JANE FRANCE DEMONSTRATED WITH HER CHARITABLE WORKS AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS. FRANCE WAS A PIONEER OF CHARITABLE WORKS IN THE NASCAR COMMUNITY AND SERVED AS CHAIRWOMAN AND FOUNDER OF THE NASCAR FOUNDATION FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS. BEGINNING IN 2011, THE NASCAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ANNUALLY SELECTED FOUR (4) OUTSTANDING CHAMPIONS FROM A POOL OF HUNDREDS OF NOMINATIONS TO HONOR FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK BENEFITTING CHILDREN. THE NASCAR FOUNDATION GRANTS A $100,000 DONATION TO THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY REPRESENTED BY THE FINALIST WHO RECEIVES THE MOST VOTES THROUGH AN ONLINE PUBLIC VOTE, AND A $25,000 DONATION TO EACH OF THE CHILDREN'S CHARITIES REPRESENTED BY THE OTHER THREE FINALISTS FOR THE AWARD. ONCE AGAIN IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION GAVE A $5,000 DONATION TO THE NEXT 6 ORGANIZATIONS WHO MADE THE TOP TEN NOMINEES. EACH FINALIST AND CHARITY RECEIVES NATIONAL EXPOSURE AND AWARENESS THROUGH TV, RADIO, PRINT, DIGITAL, AND SOCIAL MARKETING EFFORTS AS PARTICIPANTS IN THE VOTING, ANNOUNCEMENT, AND SELECTION PROCESS. IN 2024, GOD'S PIT CREW RECEIVED A GRANT FOR $100,000 AS A RESULT OF EFFORTS BY AN OUTSTANDING CHAMPION FOR CHARITIES SERVING CHILDREN. THE MISSION OF THE GOD'S PIT CREW IS TO BRING HOPE, HEALING, AND RESTORATION TO PEOPLE IN TIMES OF DISASTER. THEY ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, CLEANING UP DAMAGE, AND REBUILDING HOMES. THE ADDITIONAL THREE FINALISTS FOR THE AWARD WERE PERIWINKLE FOUNDATION, COLLEGE STATION,TEXAS, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE PEE DEE AREA, FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA AND HOPE OF MOORSEVILLE, MOORESVILLE, NC. SINCE THE AWARD'S INCEPTION, THE NASCAR FOUNDATION HAS DONATED A TOTAL OF $2,560,000 TO CHILDREN'S CHARITIES ON BEHALF OF FINALISTS OF THE AWARD WITH AN IMPACT TO MORE THAN 515,000 CHILDREN.
- $1.7 million spent. COMMUNITY SUPPORT: THE NASCAR FOUNDATION EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF THE NASCAR INDUSTRY AND ENSURES IMPACT WITHIN THE NASCAR RACING COMMUNITIES. THROUGH AT-TRACK PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL CHARITIES, TRACK PARTNERS WITH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INITIATIVES OF IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE TO OUR RACING FAMILY, WE ARE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WHO NEED IT MOST IN COMMUNITIES WHERE NASCAR LIVES, WORKS, AND RACES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 October 13, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 21, 2026.
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