Dubuque Community Y

Analysis

Dubuque Community Y is a registered charity in United States, based in Dubuque, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 October 2023, Dubuque Community Y reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $3.1m (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dubuque Community Y 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 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wayland Mennonite Home Association ($3.1m), Empower Evergreen ($3.1m) and Food Pantries of the Capital Dist Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $185k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 106 employees.