Easter Seals Society of Iowa

Analysis

Easter Seals Society of Iowa is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Easter Seals Society of Iowa reported income of $892k and spending of $26k, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $856k to $892k (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 944%. Over the whole period it spent 2.2% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Easter Seals Society of Iowa sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alvin Community College Foundation Inc ($892k), Trust for Endowment Fund of Enterprize Events Inc ($892k) and Uncle Lonny Presents Inc ($892k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $11.1m.