Lander Foundation

Analysis

Lander Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenwood, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1975, 51 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Lander Foundation reported income of $4.5m and spending of $3.9m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $5.2m to $4.5m (-12%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lander 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 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe of the Diocese of LA Crosse Inc ($4.5m), Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House Inc ($4.5m) and Student Transport Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $48.7m against liabilities of $9.0m, net assets of $39.7m.