World Gastroenterology Organisation

Analysis

World Gastroenterology Organisation is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 years ago. 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, World Gastroenterology Organisation reported income of $778k and spending of $1.0m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $668k to $778k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, World Gastroenterology Organisation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prince Edward Graves Homes Inc ($778k), Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Inc ($778k) and Franciscan Fathers of Texas ($777k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.2% and program service revenue 26% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $4.6m.

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.