Iowa Environmental Council

Analysis

Iowa Environmental Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Iowa Environmental Council reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.3m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $984k to $1.7m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Iowa Environmental Council sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Renew Wisconsin Inc ($1.6m), Project for Public Spaces Inc ($1.7m) and International Erosion Control Association ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $706k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $609k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 16 employees.