Road Runners Club of America
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RRC Mission: The Rochester Running Club (RRC) empowers runners of all ages, abilities, and levels of fitness, through organized group runs, community events and activities, and information to keep runners moving. Whether running for fun, to improve or maintain health, or for the love of competition, RRC helps runners achieve goals from a first 5k to completing a marathon and beyond.
- Income
- $91,627
- Spending
- $97,031
- Reserves
- 13.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 72%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (5)
- $18,385 spent. The Healthy Human Race (HHR) is our largest race event (~400 runners) of the year and the club's main source of income. The HHR consists of a Half Marathon, a Half Marathon Relay, and a 5k race. The event includes three $500 charitable donations. In 2025: NAMI; Ronald McDonald House; Rochester Women's Shelter were the recipients of the donations. The club received $4K in sponsorship from Scheels of Rochester for this event and $500 in sponsorship from ActivePT. Included the HHR contractor race director payment as part of the expense to put on this race.
- $8,837 spent. Saturday Morning Training Runs offer supported group runs throughout the year to help runners prepare for distance competitions in the Spring and in the Fall. In 2025, RRC paid MN Treads, a local Rochester running shoe store, to perform SMTR Captain duties (formerly performed by volunteers). SMTR serves approximately 60 to 100 runners on these Saturday runs.
- $5,618 spent. RRC assisted the Lance Pfrimmer Memorial 8k Race Committee in putting on the 2nd Annual Lance Pfrimmer Memorial 8k Race. The amount RRC took in and passed along to the Lance Pfrimmer Scholarship Fund for High School Track Athletes administered by the Rochester Area Foundation was nearly $9,000 ($8,998). Approximately 400 runners and walkers participated in the event.
- $8,965 spent. All-Comers Track Meets were held most Tuesday evenings in June and July for kids ages 2 to 15+ at the Soldier Field Track in Rochester MN. All kids are welcome to participate in the various distance track races (50yds, 100yds, 220yds, 440yds, and 1 mile) and long jump activities. The All-Comers meets have been put on by volunteers of the club for 54 years. Ribbons are handed out to all participants and special ribbons for kids placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their age group for the event. This year, the club had a significant expense ($8,965) in the purchase of new ribbons which are planned to satisfy the need for about 6 years. The All-Comers meets are very much appreciated by the City of Rochester and kids from several neighboring towns also participate.
- $75 spent. Held two Capture the Segment Challenges on Strava for all members of the Rochester Running Club, one in July and another in October. People were assigned to teams with the intent of getting to know other runners that you may not otherwise ever get to know. Teams competed in a friendly competition to get more points than other teams. Feedback from the challenge was very positive and members were engaged in the event. Money raised ($321) for the July challenge went to Jeremiah Project charity; money raised ($228) for the October challenge went to Brighter Tomorrow's charity.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1976.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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