Trail of Johnson County

Analysis

Trail of Johnson County is a registered charity in United States, based in Iowa City, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Trail of Johnson County reported income of $140k and spending of $148k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $113k to $140k (+24%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Trail of Johnson County sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homeless Helpers ($140k), Saving Jane Inc ($140k) and Morning Star Inc ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% of the total. At year end it held assets of $70k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $70k.

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.