The Littlest Lamb

Analysis

The Littlest Lamb is a registered charity in United States, based in Rye, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 Littlest Lamb reported income of $611k and spending of $516k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $412k to $611k (+48%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Littlest Lamb sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 69th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amigos de Los Ninos Mi Casa ($611k), The Equip Foundation ($612k) and 1for3 Dot Org Inc ($610k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $3,850, net assets of $2.2m.