Lincoln Forum

Analysis

Lincoln Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Williamsburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Lincoln Forum reported income of $181k and spending of $203k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $193k to $181k (-5.8%), an average of -5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lincoln Forum sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society ($181k), Ensemblenewsrq Inc ($181k) and Ella Project ($181k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 67% of the total. At year end it held assets of $227k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $227k.