Living Works

Analysis

Living Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 June 2024, Living Works reported income of $181k and spending of $188k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income fell from $187k to $181k (-3.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Living Works sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Board Room Chess Inc ($181k), Aspire Foundation Inc ($181k) and School District 95 Educational Foundation ($181k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 36% of the total. At year end it held assets of $59k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $59k.