Lukes Legacy Foundation

Analysis

Lukes Legacy Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Pebble Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Lukes Legacy Foundation reported income of $66k and spending of $24k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $71k to $66k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 460%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lukes Legacy Foundation sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Full Life Rescue Inc ($66k), Northern Virginia Sheltie Resue Inc ($66k) and Diamonds in the Ruff Pound Pups Inc ($66k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $396k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $396k.