Iowa Historical Foundation

Analysis

Iowa Historical Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1989, 37 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 June 2024, Iowa Historical Foundation reported income of $282k and spending of $269k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $230k to $282k (+22%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Iowa Historical Foundation sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Main Line Chinese Culture Center Inc ($282k), Santa Clara Valley Performing Arts Association ($282k) and Hocking Hills Childrens Museum Inc ($282k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 110% of the total. At year end it held assets of $612k against liabilities of $1,050, net assets of $611k.