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Road Runners Club of America

EIN 64-0721003 · Tupelo, MS

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE TUPELO RUNNING CLUB IS A NON-PROFIT RUNNING CLUB THAT PROMOTES AMATEUR RUNNING EVENTS AND HOSTS A HANDFUL OF RACES EACH YEAR FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE CLUB RECIEVES MEMBERSHIP DUES FROM MEMBERS, RACE REGISTRATION FEES AND SPONSORSHIPS. THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO HOST RACING EVENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITIED TO, POST RACE REFRESHMENTS, RACE ATTIRE, RACE EQUIPTMENT, AWARDS, ETC. FUNDING IS ALSO USED TO CONTRIBUTE TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS TUPELO HUMANE SOCIETY, BOYS AND GIRLS CLLUB OF NE MS, TALBOT HOUSE, MS PARENTS OF THE BLIND, AND OTHERS.

Income
$104,197
Spending
$114,286
Reserves
0.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 99%

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

Weak: 40 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 10% 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 (3)
  1. $4,732 spent. NIGHT CRAWLER 5K RUN WAS HELD IN JULY 28, 2023 WITH HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS. NET PROCEEDS BENEFIT "MISSISSIPPI PARENTS OF THE BLIND". A DONATION OF $2381 WAS MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION.
  2. $11,822 spent. TUPELO TRAIL SHUFFLE IS A 10K ABD 20K RUN THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 18, 2023, WITH HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS. THE RUN BENEFITS THE "FOUNDATION FOR MS WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS". A DONATION OF $5,300 WAS MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION.
  3. $6,359 spent. THE RUNNING WITH THE KING IS A 5K RUN THAT WAS HELD ON MARCH 5, 2023. WITH HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WAS BENEFITTED WITH A DONATION $1100.00

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

  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? 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 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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