Ice Age Trail Alliance

Analysis

Ice Age Trail Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Cross Plains, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1961, 65 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 December 2023, Ice Age Trail Alliance reported income of $4.1m and spending of $3.1m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $4.1m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 95%. 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, Ice Age Trail Alliance sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Hockey Inc ($4.1m), Lourdes Assisted Living Corporation ($4.1m) and Thurston Economic Development Council Center for Business & Inno ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $15.8m against liabilities of $498k, net assets of $15.3m. It reported 25 employees.