Landmark Legal Foundation

Analysis

Landmark Legal Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, 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, Landmark Legal Foundation reported income of $3.6m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.6m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 366%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Landmark Legal Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Atlanta Police Foundation Inc ($3.6m), Police Unity Tour Inc ($3.7m) and Center for Media Justice ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $912k (52% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $192k. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $156k, net assets of $13.5m. It reported 17 employees.