Living Well Foundation

Analysis

Living Well Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Imperial, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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, Living Well Foundation reported income of $60k and spending of $715k, spending 1198% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $60k (-94%), an average of -52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Living Well Foundation sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 21st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bacon County Hospital Foundation Inc ($60k), Foundation for Care Management ($60k) and North Shore Autism Circle Inc ($60k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 219% and program service revenue 152% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $149k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $77k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.