Des Moines Metropolitan Historical Buildings Preservation Trust

Analysis

Des Moines Metropolitan Historical Buildings Preservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Des Moines Metropolitan Historical Buildings Preservation Trust reported income of $183k and spending of $92k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $183k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Des Moines Metropolitan Historical Buildings Preservation Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doctor Pickens Museum Inc ($183k), Golden Gate Philharmonic ($183k) and Design with Purpose Inc ($183k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.3m.