Inspiration Hills

Analysis

Inspiration Hills is a registered charity in United States, based in Inwood, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1974, 52 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, Inspiration Hills reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.4m (-2.5%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Inspiration Hills sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leon H Sullivan Charitable TR ($1.4m), AIDS Task Force of Laporte and Porter Counties Inc ($1.4m) and Rail Volution ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $45k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $536k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 80 employees.