Liahona Motu Foundation

Analysis

Liahona Motu Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Liahona Motu Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.2m (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Liahona Motu Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steer for Student Athletes Inc ($1.2m), Bags Foundation CT Inc ($1.2m) and Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $79k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $185k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 3 employees.