Prairie Enthusiasts Inc

Analysis

Prairie Enthusiasts Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Viroqua, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 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, Prairie Enthusiasts Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.8m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Prairie Enthusiasts Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include On Our Own ($2.8m), Birmingham Regional Paratransit Consortium ($2.8m) and Pipefitters Educational & Building Fund 49-0027-00-0 ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $465k. At year end it held assets of $14.8m against liabilities of $201k, net assets of $14.6m. It reported 25 employees.