Elijah Foundation

Analysis

Elijah Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheeling, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Elijah Foundation reported income of $293k and spending of $257k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $294k to $293k (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Elijah Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrison County Council on Aging ($293k), Roots of Progress ($293k) and Dauphin County Casa ($293k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $720k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $720k. It reported 1 employees.