Lawrence Schools Foundation

Analysis

Lawrence Schools Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Lawrence Schools Foundation reported income of $960k and spending of $510k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $753k to $960k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lawrence Schools Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Montessori School of Ann Arbor ($960k), PBDG Foundation ($961k) and Kelab Inc ($960k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $4.2m.