Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation Inc

Analysis

Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation Inc reported income of $316k and spending of $173k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $146k to $316k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation Inc sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Consumer Law Center ($315k), Advanced Security Training Institute Inc ($316k) and Mujer Emprende Puerto Rico Inc ($315k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $1.1m.