The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope

Analysis

The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope is a registered charity in United States, based in Mason, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope reported income of $43.1m and spending of $29.9m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $29.5m to $43.1m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delaware Valley Hospital Inc ($43.1m), Sunnyside Home Care Project Inc ($43.1m) and Brown Neurology ($43.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $295k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.3m. At year end it held assets of $140.6m against liabilities of -$24.2m, net assets of $164.8m.