Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri

Analysis

Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Joseph, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 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 (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, Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri reported income of $6.0m and spending of $3.1m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $6.0m (+43%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Federation of Jacksonville Inc ($6.0m), Our Fund Inc ($6.0m) and Amy L Scott Family Foundation ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $33.7m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $29.5m. It reported 4 employees.