Winneshiek Energy District

Analysis

Winneshiek Energy District is a registered charity in United States, based in Decorah, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Winneshiek Energy District reported income of $330k and spending of $234k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $308k to $330k (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Winneshiek Energy District sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesapeake Rivers Association Inc ($329k), Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center ($331k) and New York Building Foundation Inc ($329k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $289k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $279k. It reported 3 employees.