Lawrence Foundation

Analysis

Lawrence Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Foundation reported income of $69k and spending of $43k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $100k to $69k (-31%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lawrence Foundation sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kiwanis Club of Claremont Foundation ($69k), Endless Opportunities ($69k) and Trenton Diocesan Council St Vincent Depaul Society Inc ($69k).

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 $56k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $56k.