Safeguard Iowa Partnership

Analysis

Safeguard Iowa Partnership is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 December 2023, Safeguard Iowa Partnership reported income of $56k and spending of $116k, spending 207% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $165k to $56k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 184% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Safeguard Iowa Partnership sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 19th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reeltown Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($56k), Ridge Culver Volunteer Fire Association Inc ($56k) and Hebron Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($56k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (73% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $1,129, net assets of $34k. It reported 1 employees.

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.