Leader Valley Foundation

Analysis

Leader Valley Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cedar Falls, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic 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 June 2023, Leader Valley Foundation reported income of $610k and spending of $567k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $372k to $610k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Leader Valley Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior League of Oklahoma City Okla Incorporated ($609k), Ade Global Management Systems ($610k) and Greater Flushing Community Council ($609k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. It paid $34k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $690k against liabilities of $378k, net assets of $312k.