Scott County Regional Authority

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

Holds local gambling licenses and provides grants to local organizations to support the needs of Scott County, iowa residents

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $123K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.8M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▼ -5%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2024▼ -3%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -21%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $3.4M Management & general 2% · $70K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex-Officio Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Scott County Regional Authority executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Holds local gambling licenses and distributes grants to community organizations to support the needs of Scott County, Iowa residents.

Questions for Scott County Regional Authority

Tap to ask. Scott County Regional Authority sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Scott County Regional Authority answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Holds local gambling license and provides grants to local orgsnizations to support the needs of Scott County, Iowa residents

$3.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 335 grants · $14.4M · 2020–2024
City of BettendorfFY2024$333,334
North Scott Community SchoolsFY2024$300,000
Vera French FoundationIA · FY2024$200,715
Davenport Community SchoolsFY2024$175,267
Pleasant Valley Community SchFY2024$133,665
St Anthony Catholic ChurchFY2024$112,308
River Bend Food ReservoirIA · FY2024$100,000
Scott County Housing CouncilIA · FY2024$92,839
Community Health Care INCIA · FY2024$90,252
Bettendorf Community SchoolsFY2024$77,450
Quad City Arts INCIL · FY2024$67,500
Humility Homes & ServicesincFY2024$55,000
See all 335 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.4M$3.4M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$506$506
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$790$790
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$47K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$3.4M$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.8M$3.4M−$623K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$3.5M−$586K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$3.0M$57K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$2.6M$681K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.3M−$142K$2.8M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,801,604 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,862,530$2,681,747
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $100,057$119,857
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,962,587$2,801,604
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,475,543$3,354,174
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,800$70,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,548,343$3,424,342
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$585,756−$622,738
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,801,604 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,681,747
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,681,747
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $119,857$119,857
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $119,857$2,801,604
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,424,342 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,354,174$3,354,174
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,550$7,550
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $506$506
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,047$1,047
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,606$1,606
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $790$790
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,619$5,619
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,316$6,316
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $46,734$46,734
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,354,174 · Management $70,168 · Fundraising $0$3,424,342
Part X · Balance sheet $2,303,512 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $986$14,800
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,925,264$2,288,712
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,926,250$2,303,512
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,926,250$2,303,512
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,926,250$2,303,512
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,303,512 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,801,604
XI-2 Total expenses$3,424,342
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$622,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,926,250
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,303,512

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.