Lexicon of Sustainability Inc

Analysis

Lexicon of Sustainability Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Lexicon of Sustainability Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $819k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $30k to $1.0m (+3256%), an average of +141% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 2674%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lexicon of Sustainability Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cook County Community Radio ($1.0m), Lakeshore Players Inc ($1.0m) and Environmental Film Festival in the Nations Capital ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $330k against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $157k. It reported 2 employees.