John Lucas Foundation

Analysis

John Lucas Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellaire, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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 December 2023, John Lucas Foundation reported income of $215k and spending of $118k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $198k to $215k (+8.6%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, John Lucas Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young America Ministries Inc ($215k), Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center Inc ($215k) and Janes Place Inc ($215k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $197k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $197k.