Special Needs Foundation of Des Moines County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421090677
IRS 990-PF coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Burlington, IA, USA
Phone
3197528222
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$118,349
Expenses
$251,280

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Special Needs Foundation of Des Moines County is a nonprofit. Location: Burlington, IA. EIN 421090677.

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 27 grants totaling $80,890. The stated grant purpose was scholarships.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 72% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 72% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 50
  • Endowment Health: 86

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 54.6%; rating input score 55; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: Limited
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 28; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: Filed self-dealing detail
  • Investments: 86th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 28 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 55/100.