Lekovod Shabbos

Analysis

Lekovod Shabbos is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Lekovod Shabbos reported income of $173k and spending of $193k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $144k to $173k (+20%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Lekovod Shabbos 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 51st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Working for Worcester Inc ($173k), Africa Transformation Network ($174k) and Open Doors Community and Economic Development Corporation ($173k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $135k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $124k.