Iowa Council for International Understanding

Analysis

Iowa Council for International Understanding is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 June 2023, Iowa Council for International Understanding reported income of $671k and spending of $600k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $482k to $671k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Iowa Council for International Understanding sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Posner Center for International Development ($670k), American Delegation of Sacred Military Constantinian Ord St Geo ($672k) and Sole Hope Inc ($670k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $199k. At year end it held assets of $141k against liabilities of $189k, net assets of -$49k. It reported 5 employees.