Orchard Place

Analysis

Orchard Place is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Orchard Place reported income of $21.4m and spending of $22.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $20.2m to $21.4m (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Orchard Place sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Matthew 25 AIDS Services Inc ($21.4m), Mountainlands Community Health Center Inc ($21.4m) and Chandler Hall Health Services Inc ($21.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.8% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $752k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.4m. At year end it held assets of $14.2m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $11.7m. It reported 458 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.