Ideos Institute

Analysis

Ideos Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2021, 5 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, Ideos Institute reported income of $200k and spending of $317k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $292k to $200k (-32%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ideos Institute sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends After Diagnosis Inc ($200k), World Harvest Charities & Family Services ($200k) and Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center Inc ($200k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $67k.