Lewis County Building Commission

Analysis

Lewis County Building Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Weston, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2005, 21 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, Lewis County Building Commission reported income of $327k and spending of $341k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $326k to $327k (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lewis County Building Commission sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Live Love Animal Services Incorporated ($327k), Set Free Prison Ministries Inc ($327k) and Mormon History Association ($327k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $1.8m.

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.