Lewis County Opportunities Inc

Analysis

Lewis County Opportunities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lowville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Lewis County Opportunities Inc reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.1m (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lewis County Opportunities Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cypress Basin Hospice Inc ($3.1m), Servicios Sociales Episcopales Inc ($3.1m) and SCCCC Rebuilding Lives Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $333k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 41 employees.