Foundation for Religious Literacy

Analysis

Foundation for Religious Literacy is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2025. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2021, Foundation for Religious Literacy reported income of $387k and spending of $394k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income grew from $180k to $387k (+115%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Foundation for Religious Literacy sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society Inc ($387k), Wind in the Willows Early Learning Center Inc ($387k) and Benedicite Education Inc ($387k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $145k against liabilities of $1,716, net assets of $143k.