Lead Liberated

Analysis

Lead Liberated is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lead Liberated reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $6.4m to $1.3m (-79%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lead Liberated sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artesian Community School ($1.3m), Riverdale Nursery School and Family Center ($1.3m) and National Psychology Training Consortium ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $294k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $278k. It paid $78k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 6 employees.