Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center

Analysis

Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux City, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 2023, Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.3m (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Town of Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc ($2.3m), Riceville Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($2.3m) and Camden-Wyoming Fire Company Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $2.2m.

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.