Prairie STEM

Analysis

Prairie STEM is a registered charity in United States, based in Omaha, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Prairie STEM reported income of $808k and spending of $699k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $329k to $808k (+146%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Prairie STEM sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut Library Consortium Inc ($808k), Bayfield Early Education Program ($808k) and Montessori House of Ocala ($808k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $370k. At year end it held assets of $127k against liabilities of $109k, net assets of $18k. It reported 17 employees.