Great North Pole

Analysis

Great North Pole is a registered charity in United States, based in West Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2017, 9 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, Great North Pole reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.1m (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 295%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Great North Pole sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meriden-Wallingford Chrysalis Inc ($1.1m), Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center Inc ($1.1m) and Summer Place Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (6.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $470k against liabilities of $9,841, net assets of $460k. It reported 2 employees.