Meadowlark Hills Foundation

Analysis

Meadowlark Hills Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Manhattan, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Meadowlark Hills Foundation reported income of $941k and spending of $373k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $941k (-23%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 33% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Meadowlark Hills Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% 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 Servants Inc ($941k), Boise Bicycle Project Inc ($942k) and Palm Beach Navy Seal Evening of Tribute Inc ($940k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (36% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $17.3m against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $17.1m. It reported 2 employees.