Lemur Conservation Foundation Inc

Analysis

Lemur Conservation Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Myakka City, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Lemur Conservation Foundation Inc reported income of $757k and spending of $1.1m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $757k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 595%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lemur Conservation Foundation Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yard Inc ($757k), Society of Professional Journalists Foundation ($757k) and Your Story Hour ($757k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $239k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $232k, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.