Lowlander Center

Analysis

Lowlander Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Many, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lowlander Center reported income of $858k and spending of $812k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $142k to $858k (+506%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 256%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Lowlander Center sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sepp Management Company Inc ($858k), East Arkansas Enterprise Community ($858k) and Women in Hvacr Inc ($858k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $804k against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $723k. It reported 1 employees.