John Wayne Birthplace Society Ltd

Analysis

John Wayne Birthplace Society Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Winterset, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1993, 33 years ago. 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 December 2023, John Wayne Birthplace Society Ltd reported income of $691k and spending of $476k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $591k to $691k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, John Wayne Birthplace Society Ltd sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc ($691k), The Portage Foundation ($691k) and Youth Life Foundation of Richmond ($691k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $203k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 21 employees.