Disability Rights Iowa

Analysis

Disability Rights Iowa is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1985, 41 years ago. 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, Disability Rights Iowa reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.1m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Disability Rights Iowa sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coordinating Council for the Jewish Homeland Inc ($2.1m), McKenzie Institute Inc ($2.1m) and Crisis Nursery ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $599k. It reported 26 employees.