Lead with Character Inc

Analysis

Lead with Character Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lead with Character Inc reported income of $163k and spending of $221k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $215k to $163k (-24%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lead with Character Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blessed Unrest Theatre Inc ($163k), Jenney House Museum Inc ($163k) and Doll and Toy Museum ($163k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 24% of the total. At year end it held assets of $65k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $65k.