Lebanon Area Foundation

Analysis

Lebanon Area Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 2024, Lebanon Area Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $825k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $1.3m to $1.2m (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lebanon Area Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include C F S C Inc ($1.2m), Mount Carmel Health Ministries Inc ($1.2m) and Our House Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $68k. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $1,596, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 2 employees.