American Iris Society

Analysis

American Iris Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Glendale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, American Iris Society reported income of $155k and spending of $196k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2018 to September 2023, income grew from $110k to $155k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2019, when income rose by 453%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Iris Society sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boxes of Love Project Inc ($155k), Storehouse Food Bank ($155k) and Kids Choice Inc ($155k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 26% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $1,211, net assets of $1.2m.