Iowa Genealogical Society

Analysis

Iowa Genealogical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1971, 55 years ago. 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 December 2023, Iowa Genealogical Society reported income of $163k and spending of $152k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $82k to $163k (+98%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Iowa Genealogical Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montera Junior High Parent Faculty Student Club ($163k), Roger Williams Medical Center ($163k) and Flinn Place Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $31k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $321k, net assets of $711k. It reported 1 employees.