Lewis County Head Start

Analysis

Lewis County Head Start is a registered charity in United States, based in Lowville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 February 2024, Lewis County Head Start reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $1.8m (+27%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lewis County Head Start sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Core Education Academy ($1.8m), Grant Halliburton Foundation Inc ($1.8m) and West Columbus Drop Back in ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $292k against liabilities of $144k, net assets of $147k. It reported 46 employees.