Looking for Lilith

Analysis

Looking for Lilith is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 August 2024, Looking for Lilith reported income of $231k and spending of $245k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2024, income grew from $184k to $231k (+25%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Looking for Lilith sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatre B ($231k), Black Hills Symphony Orchestra Society Inc ($231k) and Wentworth Military Academy Museum Inc ($231k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 39% of the total. At year end it held assets of $29k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $29k.