West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation

Analysis

West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in West Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation reported income of $109k and spending of $41k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $70k to $109k (+56%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ted Muller Camp Scholarship Fund Inc ($109k), Dickerson Middle School Foundation Inc ($109k) and Helping Hands Christian Pre-School ($109k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.