Lead

Analysis

Lead is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Lead reported income of $33.2m and spending of $32.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $33.2m (+672%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lead sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ronald McDonald House Atlanta Inc ($33.1m), Mosaic Health System ($33.2m) and Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Inc ($33.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $304k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. It paid $287k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 24 employees.