William a Lawson Institute for Peace & Prosperity

Analysis

William a Lawson Institute for Peace & Prosperity is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 June 2023, William a Lawson Institute for Peace & Prosperity reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.4m (+1.9%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, William a Lawson Institute for Peace & Prosperity 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 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forward Community Investments Inc ($3.4m), C R I Federal Services ($3.4m) and Veggielution ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 27 employees.