Build a Better Belmond

Analysis

Build a Better Belmond is a registered charity in United States, based in Belmond, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2026. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 2022, Build a Better Belmond reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2022, income grew from $228k to $1.7m (+646%), an average of +646% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 646%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Build a Better Belmond sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zender Environmental Health Andresearch Group Co ($1.7m), Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc ($1.7m) and Tookany-Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $751k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $751k.