Be a Leader Foundation

Analysis

Be a Leader Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Be a Leader Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.7m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Be a Leader Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fox Theater Foundation ($1.7m), Legal Momentum ($1.7m) and Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $898k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 25 employees.