Mission Lazarus

Analysis

Mission Lazarus is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Mission Lazarus reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.0m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.8m (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mission Lazarus sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ for Humanity Inc ($2.8m), Project Dynamo Inc ($2.8m) and Flying Kites Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 5 employees.