Lady Freethinker

Analysis

Lady Freethinker is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Lady Freethinker reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $668k to $2.0m (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Lady Freethinker sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Give Merit Inc ($2.0m), Woodhull Freedom Foundation ($2.0m) and Oklahoma Policy Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $261k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 10 employees.