National Dairy Shrine

Analysis

National Dairy Shrine is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Atkinson, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1953, 73 years ago. 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 July 2023, National Dairy Shrine reported income of $61k and spending of $180k, spending 297% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2023, income fell from $62k to $61k (-2.5%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 206% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Dairy Shrine sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Spencer Scholarship Foundation Inc ($61k), Burnet Youth Softball-Baseball Association ($61k) and The Humane Society of Lincoln County Incorporated ($61k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.2m. 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.