The Liger Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Liger Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Venice, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2009, 17 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 school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, The Liger Charitable Foundation reported income of $3.2m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.2m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 1948%. Over the whole period it spent 151% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Liger Charitable 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 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Education Travel & Culture Inc ($3.2m), Protect All Children From Trafficking Inc ($3.2m) and The Institute for the Advancement of Education in Jaffa Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $594k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $742k. It reported 4 employees.