Matura Action Corporation

Analysis

Matura Action Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Creston, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 September 2023, Matura Action Corporation reported income of $5.6m and spending of $5.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.6m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Matura Action Corporation 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 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Just Community Inc ($5.6m), Shascade Community Service Inc ($5.6m) and Developing Potential Inc ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $633k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 79 employees.