Leaven Community

Analysis

Leaven Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Leaven Community reported income of $369k and spending of $385k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $306k to $369k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leaven Community sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hamere Noh Kidane Mehret Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church ($368k), Council for American Indian Ministry ($369k) and Camp Metta Inc ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $110k. At year end it held assets of $171k against liabilities of $171k, net assets of -$57. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.