Des Moines Area Religious Council

Analysis

Des Moines Area Religious Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Des Moines Area Religious Council reported income of $7.8m and spending of $5.9m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $7.8m (+71%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Des Moines Area Religious Council sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nourishphx ($7.8m), Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency of Buckhorn Kentucky Inc ($7.8m) and Urban Concepts of Ny Round-The- Clock-Nursery Inc ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $872k. At year end it held assets of $11.0m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $9.7m. It reported 21 employees.