Just Keep Livin Foundation

Analysis

Just Keep Livin Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sherman Oaks, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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 December 2023, Just Keep Livin Foundation reported income of $7.5m and spending of $4.5m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $10.3m to $7.5m (-27%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Just Keep Livin Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Weld County Inc ($7.5m), Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board ($7.5m) and Adopt a Platoon ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $292k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $533k. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $158k, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 11 employees.