Lions Heart

Analysis

Lions Heart is a registered charity in United States, based in Ladera Ranch, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lions Heart reported income of $581k and spending of $591k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $624k to $581k (-6.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Lions Heart sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% 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 Community Foundation of Crawford County Inc ($580k), Community Foundation of the San Luis Valley ($581k) and Mighty Acorn Foundation Inc ($580k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $209k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $157k. At year end it held assets of $9,171 against liabilities of $76k, net assets of -$67k. It reported 6 employees.