Prairie Achievement Center

Analysis

Prairie Achievement Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Monmouth, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Prairie Achievement Center reported income of $104k and spending of $113k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $75k to $104k (+39%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Prairie Achievement Center sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anointing Fire Catholic Ministry Atlanta Inc ($104k), United Way of Pike County Inc ($104k) and Literally Athletic Building ($104k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $983k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.