Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation Inc

Analysis

Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 March 2024, Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation Inc reported income of $182k and spending of $125k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $243k to $182k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alfred Housing Committee Inc ($182k), Christ Church Foundation of Albert Lea Minn ($182k) and Gorman Volunteer Fire Dept ($182k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. At year end it held assets of $807k against liabilities of $137k, net assets of $670k.