The Foundation for Living Beauty

Analysis

The Foundation for Living Beauty is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, The Foundation for Living Beauty reported income of $572k and spending of $718k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $455k to $572k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Foundation for Living Beauty sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cape Fear Healthnet Inc ($572k), Aiken County Help Line ($572k) and Healing Heroes Ministries ($572k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 148% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $217k. It paid $20k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $231k against liabilities of $253k, net assets of -$22k. It reported 5 employees.