Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Analysis

Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a registered charity in United States, based in WDM, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Independent Order of Odd Fellows reported income of $170k and spending of $239k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $156k to $170k (+9.4%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Independent Order of Odd Fellows sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bucks County Housing Development Corporation ($170k), Shelter From the Storm ($170k) and Hideaway Community ($170k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of -$811k.

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.