Blanche Johnson Trust

Analysis

Blanche Johnson Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Iowa City, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type iii other) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Blanche Johnson Trust reported income of $221k and spending of $253k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $255k to $221k (-13%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Blanche Johnson Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Incremental Development Alliance ($221k), Nathan and Henry B Cleaves Law Library ($221k) and Marysville Rotary Education Foundation ($221k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,640 (2.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $1,252, net assets of $2.3m.

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.