Iowa Confluence Water Trails

Analysis

Iowa Confluence Water Trails is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2023, 3 years ago. 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 December 2023, Iowa Confluence Water Trails reported income of $15.6m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $24.8m to $15.6m (-37%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 406%. Over the whole period it spent 7.4% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Iowa Confluence Water Trails sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sjcog Inc ($15.5m), Naturebridge ($15.6m) and Friends of Acadia ($15.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $256k. At year end it held assets of $40.1m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $37.9m.