Living in Liberty

Analysis

Living in Liberty is a registered charity in United States, based in Gibsonia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 August 2023, Living in Liberty reported income of $724k and spending of $558k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $473k to $724k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Living in Liberty sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lotus Campaign Inc ($724k), Townsend Elderly Residences Inc ($725k) and Volunteers of America Inc ($724k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $195k. At year end it held assets of $977k against liabilities of $287k, net assets of $690k. It reported 23 employees.