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Des Moines Figure Skating Club

EIN 27-2743046 · West Des Moines, IA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair60 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DMFSC IS DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT, PRACTICE, AND INSTRUCTION OF THE SPORT OF FIGURE SKATING IN THE CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY. THE CLUB IS A PROUD MEMBER OF U.S. FIGURE SKATING SINCE 1955. FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, DMFSC HAS HELPED MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN THE CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AS COMPETITIVE AND RECREATIONAL SKATERS. COMPETITIVE MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION HAVE TRAINED LOCALLY AND PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL, STATE, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS.

Income
$100,890
Spending
$99,200
Reserves
2.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 92%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $31,991 spent. LEARN TO SKATE PROGRAM: PROVIDE LESSONS AVAILABLE TO DES MOINES METRO AREA THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF WEST DES MOINES PARKS AND RECREATION. THIS PROGRAM SERVES OVER 600 SKATERS FROM AGE 3 THROUGH ADULT THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE MISSION OF THE DES MOINES FIGURE SKATING CLUB (DMFSC) IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY-WIDE PARTICIPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SPORT OF FIGURE SKATING. DMFSC IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A FUN AND SAFE EXPERIENCE AND GREAT ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN PROMOTING HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS.
  2. $40,968 spent. CLUB ICE AND CLUB CLASSES: MEMBERS OF DMFSC PARTICIPATE IN PRIVATE LESSONS, LOCAL EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS, COMPETITIONS, TEST SESSIONS, SOCIAL AND TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND MORE. CLUB ICE AND CLASSES ARE HELD 5.5 HOURS PER WEEK ON AVERAGE AND ALLOW SKATERS GROUP AND INDEPENDENT TIME TO WORK ON SKATING SKILLS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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