Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation

Analysis

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Mattoon, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. 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 2023, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation reported income of $3.6m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $3.6m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Russell Home for Atypical Children Inc ($3.6m), Mille Lacs Co Area Dac Inc ($3.6m) and Kennebec Valley YMCA ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% of the total. At year end it held assets of $27.1m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $25.3m. It reported 384 employees.