Lyford Cay School Foundation

Analysis

Lyford Cay School Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 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 August 2024, Lyford Cay School Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $694k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $2.1m to $1.7m (-21%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lyford Cay School 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 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Associated Students California State University Fresno ($1.7m), Stone Valley Community Charter School Inc ($1.7m) and Animation Project Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.9m.