Live by Living Foundation

Analysis

Live by Living Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Live by Living Foundation reported income of $61k and spending of $52k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $161k to $61k (-62%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Live by Living Foundation sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Stones Residential Services Inc ($61k), I Beseech Thee Community Development Corporation ($61k) and Inland Northwest Farmers Market Association ($61k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $316k against liabilities of $5,944, net assets of $310k.