USA Rugby’s 2013 tax report is not out yet but the audited financial statement is, and it spells out the story of an organization that is growing.

USA Rugby’s total revenue for 2013 was just under $12.2 million, a massive increase over the years previous, where budgets sat around $8 million. USA Rugby’s 2012 budget was $10,240,934.

The major sources of the increase in funding are: sponsorship - up 15%, which is about $240,000; events, up 72.5%, or just under $800,000; and fundraising, which increased 420% from $38,384 to $199,629.

The fundraising is an aspect of USA Rugby income which will continue to grow, as the organization has brought on Ann Barford to work with Nikki Wiederaenders at the USA Rugby Trust. The increase in events income is directly related to a strong attendance at the USA v. Ireland game in Houston in 2013 , and the sellout match between the USA and the New Zealand Maori in November.

Those increases, though, came at a price. Events expenses also went up, about $480,000, meaning that events had a net increase of about $300,000. Marketing expenses also increase, by about $400,000.

The increase in income went partly to national teams - the Men’s National Teams got an extra $600,000, and the Women’s National Teams got an extra $200,000 - and partly to more grassroots effort - rugby envelopment spending increased about $700,000.

As stated earlier, event expenses were up $480,000, but expenses for High Performance, and for the National Office, were down, in total about $677,000.

Fundraising, which brought in an extra $160,000, spent an extra $114,000 to do so.

Membership dues income remains the top revenue source for USA Rugby, with the 2013 number being $4,336,267, which is 35.7% of the USA Rugby revenue. Membership income was up only 2% from 2012.

The budget for 2014 is expected to be higher, with additional sponsors having come in, and with a big anticipated payday from the USA v New Zealand test match in Chicago.