Lever Fund

Analysis

Lever Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Lever Fund reported income of $67k and spending of $80k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $21k to $67k (+221%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lever Fund sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 13th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birthline Inc ($67k), Lancaster County Chooses Love ($67k) and Colquitt Options ($67k).

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 $26k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $26k.