Lime Foundation

Analysis

Lime Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 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 (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, Lime Foundation reported income of $559k and spending of $800k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $365k to $559k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Lime Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Bridge ($559k), International Society of Vaccines Inc ($559k) and One Community USA ($558k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $272k. At year end it held assets of $318k against liabilities of $523k, net assets of -$205k. It reported 6 employees.