The Lens

Analysis

The Lens is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Lens reported income of $692k and spending of $520k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $430k to $692k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Lens sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Racine Montessori Society Inc ($692k), Kino Learning Center Inc ($692k) and Appleseed Childhood Education Incorporated ($692k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $376k. At year end it held assets of $227k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $227k. It reported 10 employees.