Ellipsis Inc

Analysis

Ellipsis Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnston, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1952, 74 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Ellipsis Inc reported income of $15.0m and spending of $12.1m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $15.0m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ellipsis Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belington Community Medical Services Association ($14.9m), Mercy Assisted Care Inc ($15.0m) and Community Emergency Service ($14.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $493k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.5m. At year end it held assets of $13.1m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $11.0m. It reported 211 employees.