Iowa Great Lakes Beautification

Analysis

Iowa Great Lakes Beautification is a registered charity in United States, based in Okoboji, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Iowa Great Lakes Beautification reported income of $3.1m and spending of $5.4m, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $849k to $3.1m (+270%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 700%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Iowa Great Lakes Beautification sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Center for Electronics Recyling ($3.1m), Energy Systems Integration Group Inc ($3.1m) and North Carolina Wildlife Federation ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.3m.