Miracle League of Des Moines Kiwanis

Analysis

Miracle League of Des Moines Kiwanis is a registered charity in United States, based in West Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Miracle League of Des Moines Kiwanis reported income of $214k and spending of $92k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $69k to $214k (+211%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Miracle League of Des Moines Kiwanis sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethlehem Hockey Boosters ($214k), Charleston Community Sailing Inc ($214k) and Kennesow Youth Baseball Inc ($214k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.